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New England English collectively refers to the dialects and varieties of American English originating in the New England area. Natives of much of Connecticut, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts, as well as some members of the current younger generation throughout New England, tend to participate in General American dialect levelling;〔Stanford, James N.; Leddy-Cecere, Thomas A.; Baclawski Jr., Kenneth P. "Farewell To The Founders: Major Dialect Changes Along The East-West New England Border." ''American Speech'' 87.2 (2012): pp. 126-169. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 2 Nov. 2015. p. 120〕 however, New England otherwise exhibits uniquely local characteristics. One common linguistic division of New England is into two super-dialects—Eastern New England English and Western New England English—a trend begun with the 1939 ''Linguistic Atlas of New England'', continuing to the present day, including in the 2006 ''Atlas of North American English'', which at times also breaks New England English into four specific dialects, simply defined as follows: *Northeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Boston, Massachusetts, extending into New Hampshire, and coastal Maine. *Southeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and a lack of the cot–caught merger. It centers on Providence, Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay. *Northwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Vermont. *Southwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and a lack, or transitional state, of the cot–caught merger. It centers on both Hartford in northwestern Connecticut as well as Springfield in southwestern Massachusetts. == Overview == 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「New England English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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