Year: | 1607, May 13 | ||
Short description: | Establishment of first permanent British colony in North America at Jamestown, Virginia. | ||
Medium description: | Establishment of first successful permanent English-speaking colony in North America. The majority of the first settlers in the colony were form the south-east of England and this affected the dialect developed in the area. The dialect effects include /r/ not being pronounced after vowels unlike many other places in the US [Crystal states from western England] [Nevins states day and month of ships entering Hampton Roads] | ||
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