unique vocabulary
distinctive grammar
influence from African American Vernacular English
distinctive intonation patterns
cot–caught merger (in some areas)
double modals
drawl
fronted vowels
influence from French (in Louisiana)
influence from Scots-Irish English
merger of /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ before nasal consonants
monophthongization of /aɪ/
multiple negation
non-rhoticity (in some areas)
pin–pen merger
rising diphthongs
use of 'bless your heart'
use of ain't
use of done as auxiliary
use of fixin' to
use of might could, should ought, etc.
y'all as second person plural pronoun