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	West Country dialects - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The West Country dialects, or West Country accents, are generic terms applied to any of several English dialects or accents used by much of the indigenous population of the south western part of England, the area popularly known as the West Country.
		This is the region centred on the traditional counties of Devon (Devun), Cornwall (Corrnwahll) and Somerset (Zummerzet), amd to a lesser extent on Wiltshire, parts of Gloucestershire (Glahstershire), Oxfordshire (Ahxforrdshire) and Dorset (Darrzut); the eastern and north eastern boundaries of the West Country are disputed.
		The West Country dialects derive not from a corrupted form of modern English, but reflect the historical origins of the English language and its historical pronunciation, in particular Late West Saxon, which formed one of the earliest English language standards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Country_accent (1678 words)

	West Country accent -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The West Country accent is a generic term applied to any of several English accents used by the indigenous population of the south west of (A division of the United Kingdom) England, popularly known as the (The southwest of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)) West Country.
		West country accents also share certain characteristics with the accents of other isolated rural areas, for example those in parts of (A region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom) East Anglia.
		The West Country dialects derive not from a corrupted form of modern English, but reflect the historical origins of the (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English language and its historical pronunciation.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/we/west_country_accent.htm (962 words)

	Encyclopedia: West Country accent
		The West Country accent is a generic term applied to any of several English accents used by the indigenous population of the south west of England, popularly known as the West Country.
		The West Country is an informal area of southwestern England, roughly corresponding to the administrative region South West England.
		Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/West-Country-accent (1953 words)

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	Articles - Music of England
		Later in the decade, reggae influenced English country music due to the work of Edward II and the Red Hot Polkas, especially on their seminal Let's Polkasteady from 1987.
		Shirley Collins is from Sussex and retains her local accent.
		The West Country is most noted for its Scrumpy and Western music, much of it fusing comical folk-style songs with affectionate parodies of more mainstream musical genres, delivered in the local West Country dialects.
	www.sterlingsilvercenter.com /articles/Music_of_England (1768 words)

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