Massachusetts

===Languages===

The most common varieties of [[American English]] spoken in Massachusetts, other than [[General American]], are the [[New England English#Southwestern New England|''cot-caught'' distinct, rhotic, western Massachusetts dialect]] and the [[Boston accent|''cot-caught'' merged, non-rhotic, eastern Massachusetts dialect]] (popularly known as a "Boston accent").<ref>{{cite web |last1=Irwin |first1=Patricia |last2=Nagy |first2=Naomi |title=Bostonians /r/ Speaking: A Quantitative Look at (R) in Boston |url=http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=pwpl |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |access-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:1em; float:center"
|+ '''Top 11 Non-English Languages Spoken in Massachusetts'''
|-
! Language !! Percentage of population<br /><small>(as of 2010)</small><ref name="MLA Data"/>
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || 7.50%
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| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] || 2.97%
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| [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (including [[Cantonese]] and [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]) || 1.59%
|-
| [[French language|French]] (including [[New England French]]) || 1.11%
|-
| [[French-based creole languages|French Creole]] || 0.89%
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| [[Italian language|Italian]] || 0.72%
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| [[Russian language|Russian]] || 0.62%
|-
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || 0.58%
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| [[Greek language|Greek]] || 0.41%
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| [[Arabic]] and [[Khmer language|Khmer (Cambodian)]] (including all [[Austroasiatic languages]]) (tied) || 0.37%
|}

As of 2010, 78.93% (4,823,127) of Massachusetts residents{{spaces}}5 and older spoke English at home as a [[first language]], while 7.50% (458,256) spoke Spanish, 2.97% (181,437) [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], 1.59% (96,690) Chinese (which includes [[Cantonese]] and [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]), 1.11% (67,788) French, 0.89% (54,456) [[French-based creole languages|French Creole]], 0.72% (43,798) Italian, 0.62% (37,865) Russian, and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] was spoken as a primary language by 0.58% (35,283) of the population over{{spaces}}5. In total, 21.07% (1,287,419) of Massachusetts's population{{spaces}}5 and older spoke a first language other than English.<ref name=qcensus/><ref name="MLA Data">{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data |title=Massachusetts |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>