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Summary Of: Southern American English

Southern American English can be divided into different sub... Southern American English as defined by the monophthongization of... Southern American English as defined by the monophthongization of... Southern American English as defined by the monophthongization of... The range of Southern dialects collectively known as Southern American English stretches across the states which seceded to form the... These grammatical features are characteristic of both older Southern American English and newer Southern American English... This type of Southern American English originated in the Southern States where Africans at that time were held as slaves...

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