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Bahamian English is a dialect of English spoken in the Bahamas and by Bahamian diasporas. The standard for official use and education is British-based. It should not be confused with Bahamian Creole, which is an English-based creole language. ==Pronunciation== The Bahamian accent is non-rhotic.〔 The realization of vowels in the Bahamian English. The vowels below are named by the lexical set they belong to: *The Kit vowel: The same as in American English, the default . *The Dress vowel: The vowel is . *The Trap vowel: This vowel is mostly or . *The Lot vowel: As mostly of the US, this vowel is usually . *The Strut vowel: It is the same as in the US English, . *The Foot vowel: It is . *The Fleece vowel: It's or a diphthong . *The Face diphthong: It's generally or . *The Palm vowel: It is mostly . *The Thought vowel: The vowel is . *The Goat diphthong: It's generally or . *The Near diphthong: It's or . *The Square diphthong: It's . *The Start vowel: It's . *The North diphthong: usually . *The Force diphthong: usually . *The Cure diphthong: usually . *The Bath vowel: This vowel is mostly or . *The Cloth vowel: It is mostly . *The Nurse vowel: It varies among , and . *The Goose vowel: It's mostly . *The Price/Prize Dithphong: It's generally . *The Choice diphthong: It's or . *The Mouth diphthong: It varies among , and . *The happY vowel: It is pretty much the ''kit'' vowel: . *The lettEr-horsEs-commA vowel is (schwa). There's poor distinction between the and sounds in Bahamian English. The contrast is often neutralized or merged into , or , so ''village'' sounds like , or . This also happens in the Vincentian, Bermudian and other Caribbean Englishes. Dental fricatives are usually changed to alveolar plosives (''th''-stopping): * Voiced ''th'' becomes /d/, eg "That" turns into "dat"; "Those" > "Dose"; "There" > "Dere"; "They" > "Dey". * Unvoiced ''th'' becomes /t/, eg "Thanks" becomes "tanks"; "Throw" > "Trow"; "Three" > "Tree". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bahamian English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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