New England English

[File:New England English map.jpg|thumb|right|Northeastern (NENE), Northwestern (NWNE), Southwestern (SWNE), and Southeastern (SENE) New England English are represented here, as mapped by the Atlas of North American English on the basis of data from major cities.
NENE is defined by:
• Widespread non-rhoticity 
• Full cot–caught merger →
• Full, or transitional, horse–hoarse merger 
• No father–bother merger: vs.
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NWNE is defined by:
• Widespread rhoticity
• Full cot–caught merger →
• Full horse–hoarse merger
• Full father–bother merger →
• →
SWNE is defined by:
• Widespread rhoticity
• No, or transitional, cot–caught merger: vs.
• Full horse–hoarse merger
• Full father–bother merger →
• →
SENE is defined by:
• Widespread non-rhoticity
• No cot–caught merger: vs.
• Full horse–hoarse merger
• Full father–bother merger →
• → ]] New England English collectively refers to the dialects and varieties of American English originating in the New England area. Natives of much of Connecticut, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts, as well as some members of the current younger generation throughout New England, tend to participate in General American dialect levelling; however, New England English otherwise exhibits uniquely local characteristics.