Abercraf English

Abercraf English is distinct from other accents in its county, such as the one spoken in Myddfai, due to separation by the Brecon Beacons, creating a substantial communication barrier between the two localities.

[1] Abercraf was entirely Welsh-speaking until World War II, when English-speaking evacuees settled in the village.

[4] On the other hand, the vowel system varies greatly from RP, unlike its consonants, which is stable in many English accents around the world.

[20] Abercraf has kept some distinctions between diphthong–monophthong pronunciations; they are shared among other south Welsh dialects such as Port Talbot.

These distinctions are lost in most other dialects and they include: Abercraf English generally follows West Glamorgan lexical incidence patterns.