Which American dialects are people using less?
#1
#1 Appalachian topped this survey-based ranking of dialects respondents said they were using less.
n = 3,042 people surveyed about American accents and slang · Survey date not recorded · Cherry Data Signals
Figures are reproduced as reported in the supplied research summary; rounded totals may differ from 100%, and some breakdowns are partial. The survey field date is not recorded; document modification dates are not field dates. Rankings describe respondents’ preferences or perceptions, not measured performance; location-level response counts are not supplied. Rankings reflect reported usage, not measured language decline.
What it means
Reported positions: Appalachian — #1; Southern — #2; Louisiana — #3; Pacific Southwest (SoCal) — #4; Hudson Valley — #5; Mid-Atlantic — #6; Boston Urban — #7; Baltimore — #8; Rocky Mountain — #9; New Mexican English — #10.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,042
- Population
- people surveyed about American accents and slang
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- Not recorded
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- American Accents and Slang People Are Using Less
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (Not recorded). "Which American dialects are people using less?" Survey of 3,042 people surveyed about American accents and slang, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/which-american-dialects-are-people-using-less
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