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'''Sierra Leonean English''' is the [[List of dialects of the English language|dialect of English]] spoken by [[Sierra Leonean]]s. |
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'''Sierra Leonean English''' is the [[List of dialects of the English language|dialect of English]] spoken by [[Sierra Leonean]]s which has been heavily influenced by the [[Sierra Leone Creole people]].<ref>Saidu Bangura, 2015 ''A Roadmap to Sierra Leone English: A Sociohistorical and Ecological Perspective'', Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, PhD thesis, p. 124, 222, 232-242.</ref> |
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==Pronunciation== |
==Pronunciation== |
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Sierra Leonean English realises {{IPA|/r/}} as a [[voiced uvular fricative]] {{IPA|[ʁ]}}, or, more rarely, a [[uvular trill]] {{IPA|[ʀ]}}.{{sfnp|Ladefoged|Maddieson|1996|p=236}} This is rare among accents of English.{{sfnp|Collins|Mees|2013|p=199}} |
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==See also== |
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Sierra Leonean English realizes {{IPA|/r/}} as a [[voiced uvular fricative]],<ref name="SOWL2036">{{Harvcoltxt|Ladefoged|Maddieson|1996|p=236}}</ref> or, more rarely, a [[uvular trill]].<ref name="SOWL2036"/> |
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* [[Krio language]], an English-based creole language originally spoken by the [[Sierra Leone Creole people]] in Sierra Leone and today the country's main lingua franca. |
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==References== |
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|last1=Collins |
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|first1=Beverley |
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|last2=Mees |
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|first2=Inger M. |
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|year=2013 |
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|orig-year=First published 2003 |
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|title=Practical Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students |
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|edition=3rd |
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|publisher=Routledge |
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|isbn=978-0-415-50650-2 |
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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faVJTQIw9eQC |
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Sierra Leonean English is the dialect of English spoken by Sierra Leoneans which has been heavily influenced by the Sierra Leone Creole people.[1]
Sierra Leonean English realises /r/ as a voiced uvular fricative [ʁ], or, more rarely, a uvular trill [ʀ].[2] This is rare among accents of English.[3]
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