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Caribbean English is a broad term for the dialects of the English language spoken in the Caribbean and Liberia, most countries on the Caribbean coast of Central America, and Guyana. Caribbean English is influenced by the English-based Creole varieties spoken in the region, but they are not the same. In the Caribbean, there is a great deal of variation in the way English is spoken. Scholars generally agree that although the dialects themselves vary significantly in each of these countries, they all have roots in 17th-century English and African languages. == Overview == The English in daily use in the Caribbean include a different set of pronouns, typically, ''me, meh, or mi, you, yuh, he, she, it, we, wi'' or ''alawe, allyuh'' or ''unu'', and ''dem'' or ''day''. ''I, mi, my, he, she, ih, it, we, wi'' or ''alawe'', ''allayu'' or ''unu'', and ''dem, den, deh'' for "them" with Central Americans. Other features: * Consonant changes like ''h''-dropping or ''th''-stopping are common. * Some might be "sing-songish": Trinidad, Bahamas * Rhotic: Bajan (Barbadian), Guyanese * Influenced by Irish English dialects: Jamaican *Influenced by African American Vernacular English dialects: Liberian or Liberian English * An accent influenced by any of the above, as well as Spanish and indigenous languages: Central American English dialects such as the Belizean Creole (Kriol), or the Mískito Coastal Creole and Rama Cay Creole spoken in Nicaragua However, the English used in media, education and business and in formal or semi-formal discourse approaches the internationally understood variety of Standard English, but with an Afro-Caribbean cadence. 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「Caribbean English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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