How did East Midland English Become the Standard Across the World?
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How did a variety of English from one small region of England become the standard form of English for the whole world. Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV. Wisdom guaranteed. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV 00:00 East Midland vs the rest 01:20 The East Midlands vs The East Midlands 04:12 Middle English 06:47 Why the East Midland dialect 13:15 Influence of the Northern dialect on Standard English 15:32 American English 16:22 How similar is SSBE to General American?
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