St. Helena English: phonology Conclusion

It is evident that that StHE is a fascinating variety in terms of its historical retentions of certain sounds and processes common to the input British dialects. It also shows common processes like final devoicing that might be motivated by language and dialect contact on the island. As a variety whose history involves BrE dialects, languages of slaves from West Africa (and other parts) and their versions of English, StHE invites comparisons with African American English, Caribbean Englishes and so forth. At the same time in some features, like rounded realizations of the PRICE vowel and the KIT split, it invites comparisons with other Southern Hemisphere Englishes. There is clearly much work to be done.