MLE

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MLE is a contemporary urban dialect of English spoken primarily by young people in London, characterized by influences from Caribbean, African, South Asian, and other immigrant languages.

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MLE canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multiethnolect
sociolect
urban dialect
variety of English
associatedWith UK rap and drill scenes
grime music scene
multicultural urban identity
youth culture in London
becameProminent early 21st century
distinctFrom Received Pronunciation
traditional Cockney
emerged late 20th century
fullName Multicultural London English
hasFeature distinct intonation patterns
innovative slang vocabulary
innovative vowel pronunciations
lexical items from Caribbean and African varieties
lexical items from South Asian languages
reduced diphthongs
use of discourse markers like "innit"
use of quotatives like "be like"
influencedBy African English varieties
Arabic
Caribbean English
Cockney
Jamaican Patois
South Asian languages
Turkish
West African languages
other immigrant community languages
influences youth speech outside London
languageFamily Germanic languages
Indo-European languages
partOf English language
primaryRegion Greater London
register informal
researchedBy linguists
researchedFor effects of immigration on language
language change in urban settings
spokenIn London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
spreadsTo other UK cities
studiedInField contact linguistics
sociolinguistics
urban linguistics
subfamily West Germanic languages
typicalSpeakersAgeGroup adolescents and young adults
usedBy ethnically diverse communities
working-class youth
young people in London
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Multicultural London English alsoKnownAs MLE