Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Utah English


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was no consensus. Mango juice talk 15:19, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Utah English

 * [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|15px]] Delete (Nomination) Utah English cannot really be considered a dialect of English, so the I don't think we need this article... • The RSJ • (Main Hub - Rants) 17:57, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * comment I'm not personally familiar with the dialect, but if the content is verifiable, it could probably be merged as per this comment on its talk page. Guinness 18:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. It's not really a dialect persay, but more of just slightly different and unusual pronunciations. -- Nish kid 64 20:10, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep but move. Improper article name is not a reason for deletion. This is a dialect used throughout the Mountain West, not just Utah. However, it should be moved to the appropriate name (whatever it may be). I also removed some of the non-related or questionable info (for example, religious influences have nothing to do with language, just vocabulary). bob rulz 00:31, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Second. This isn't a dialect in the broadest sense of the term, but it's definitely a unique set of pronunciation. Very little research is available on the topic both because the field of Social Linguistics is (relatively) so new to acadamia and because few linguists are studying Utah.  However, I've personally volunteered with a professor at Brigham Young University who is specifically researching the topic at the moment. (See new information and sections in the article.) Cathryn 05:14, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep (and merge/move according to non-AfD consensus). What's described is without question an English dialect, though the description is odd in places.  I've heard the term "Utah English" before, so I'm willing to believe this is the most common term for it.  RandomP 13:49, 21 September 2006 (UTC)k

Keep it. Anything is considered a dialect of English if it is different in any way. If you hear a Utahan speak it, you will know what it is. And religious influences do have something to do with language, because vocabulary is a part of language.

Given the new sources, information, etc., I move that the article be removed from candidacy as an article for deletion. Cathryn 05:14, 23 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.