Mid-Atlantic accent
consciously acquired accent of English, intended to blend together the "standard" speech of both American English and British Received Pronunciation
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Mid-Atlantic accent
Summary
Mid-Atlantic accent is a dialect[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Mid-Atlantic accent's instance of is recorded as dialect[3].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's subclass of is recorded as American English[4].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's has part is recorded as Baltimore dialect[5].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's has part is recorded as Philadelphia English[6].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/039t28[7].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's has characteristic is recorded as trap-bath split[8].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's dialect of is recorded as English[9].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's does not have characteristic is recorded as Mary-marry-merry merger[10].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's does not have characteristic is recorded as cot–caught merger[11].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's does not have characteristic is recorded as /æ/ tensing[12].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's does not have characteristic is recorded as rhoticity[13].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's does not have characteristic is recorded as Canadian raising[14].
- Mid-Atlantic accent's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 미드 아틀란틱[15].
Why It Matters
Mid-Atlantic accent ranks in the top 2% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]