Englishes around the World - American English

This video is about the history and sounds of American varieties of English. It presents six different features that can be used to distinguish between different varieties of English in North America: the Inland North, the West, the South, and Canada. You'll learn about the pin-pen merger and the cot-caught merger, the Northern Cities Shift, ai-monophthongization, uw-fronting, and Canadian Raising. Watch the video to the end to check out three mystery speakers and test your knowledge.