Concept
Manchester dialect
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Rhoticity in English
Rhoticity in English is the pronunciation of the historical rhotic consonant /r/ by English speakers. The presence or absence of rhoticity is one of the most prominent distinctions by which varieties of English can be classified. In rhotic varieties, the historical English /r/ sound is preserved in all pronunciation contexts. In non-rhotic varieties, speakers no longer pronounce /r/ in postvocalic environments: when it is immediately after a vowel and not followed by another vowel.
English language in England
The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects. The language forms part of the broader British English, along with other varieties in the United Kingdom. Terms used to refer to the English language spoken and written in England include: English English and Anglo-English.
Lancashire dialect
The Lancashire dialect (or colloquially, Lanky) refers to the Northern English vernacular speech of the English county of Lancashire. The region is notable for its tradition of poetry written in the dialect. Lancashire Lancashire emerged during the Industrial Revolution as a major commercial and industrial region. The county encompassed several hundred mill towns and collieries and by the 1830s, approximately 85% of all cotton manufactured worldwide was processed in Lancashire.
H muet
Le h muet est une forme d'emploi dans la langue française de la lettre h, opposée au h aspiré. À l'oral, un h muet n'a aucune incidence sur la prononciation, et par conséquent, lorsqu'un mot commence par un h muet, on effectue la liaison et l'élision avec le mot précédent. Ainsi, l'heure se prononce comme l'Eure. Dans les autres langues romanes occidentales, le h est toujours muet, mais dans les langues romanes orientales il est prononcé. Prononciation du français H aspiré Les esprits dans le grec ancien C