Talk:New Jersey English/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Brooklynese accent

I am sorry to whomever did the good job of expanding the article. It seems that I have to fix one mistake. In Central Jersey, around the New York metropolitan area, where I myself live, the Brooklynese accent is not typically spoken. So, I will have to make that change. But, I must commend you for expanding the article. Thank you, sir/ma'am.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.102.216.186 (talk) 03:00, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

On second thought, I only had to remove the line, "often stereotype as a Brooklynese accent." Note that the stereotypical Brooklyn accent has the coil-curl merger. Think of how Bugs Bunny talks; that is a Brooklyn accent. We don't talk like that around here. But it was a simply fix, not a big deal. Over and out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.102.216.186 (talk) 03:06, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Linguistic Division Lines that run through New Jersey

Reading sections the ANAE, I did happen to notice that Labov et al. mentioned linguistic boundaries that go right through New Jersey, e.g., the On line, the AWY line, etc. Should these boundaries be mentioned in the article? I think that they possibly could be in the article, but I lack certainty. Please do respond if you have an opinion. Thank you.LakeKayak (talk) 17:04, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

• I think we've agreed to keep this as a set index article, conforming to that style, which might mean not including any extra sections. However, if you wish to add more information of the type you mentioned within each section we have now, go for it. Obviously, terms like the AWY line would need to be explained. Wolfdog (talk) 22:23, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

I made one small mistake. Labov et al. didn't say the AWY line runs through New Jersey. They said the ED line does. Anyway, I would be able to explain either boundary.LakeKayak (talk) 01:19, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Redunancy

Currently under the section Northern super-dialect, it reads that "accents of North Jersey use the nasal short-a system. This system also prevails somewhat in Central Jersey, in cities like Brick and Trenton." However, the latter sentence is also mentioned under the section Mid-Atlantic dialect: "In Vineland and some areas of Central Jersey, a nasal short-a system has been reported (in which /æ/ is tensed only before a nasal consonant), rather than the defining Philadelphia split-a system typical of South Jersey." I would prefer to be as little redundant as possible. As Trenton technically is considered to be apart of the Mid-Atlantic dialect, it would make the most sense to me to remove the sentence in the section "Northern super-dialect." If there are any other opinions, please respond. Thank you.LakeKayak (talk) 02:11, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

I agree. Wolfdog (talk) 02:17, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

In that case, I'll make the edit right away.LakeKayak (talk) 02:19, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Done.LakeKayak (talk) 02:20, 21 December 2016 (UTC)