Appalachian English is American English native to the Appalachian region of the Eastern United States. The term theoretically includes multiple varieties of English, predominantly including Western Pennsylvania English as spoken in northern Appalachia; however, most commonly, Appalachian English refers to Southern American English as spoken in central and southern Appalachia. The Atlas of North American English identifies the "Inland South" dialect region, in which Southern American English's defining vowel shift is the most evolved, as centering squarely in southern Appalachia, around the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; and Asheville, North Carolina. Appalachian English can also refer to an older or more traditional southern Appalachian variety, from w