Bahasa Amerika Umum: Bagian dari rumpun bahasa Indo-Eropa

Aksen ini tidak terbatas di Amerika Serikat saja. Dalam bahasa Inggris Amerika, bahasa Amerika Umum dan aksen yang mendekatinya bersifat kontras dengan bahasa Inggris Amerika Serikat Selatan, beberapa aksen Timur Laut, dan aksen regional lainnya dan aksen-aksen kelompok masyarakat seperti bahasa Inggris Daerah Afrika Amerika.

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• The CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
• 'Hover & Hear' pronunciations in a General American accent Diarsipkan 2013-02-02 di Archive.is, and compare side by side with other English accents from the US and around the World.
• Hollywords Audiovisual Industry Dictionary Project Style Guide (Includes pronunciation guides based on the American Broadcast English (ABE) accent)^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]}