Multiple Dialects of American English Formed Because of

question 45

Multiple Choice

Multiple dialects of American English formed because of

• A) isolation from one another after independence.
• B) different cultural influences on each group.
• C) the Atlantic Ocean.
• D) invasions, including by the Angles, Normans, and Saxons.
• E) differences in the dialects of the colonial settlers.

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Definitions:

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