Maine accent

The Maine accent is Eastern New England English spoken in parts of Maine, especially along the "Down East" and "Mid Coast" seaside regions. It is characterized by a variety of features, particularly among older speakers, including "r"-dropping (non-rhoticity), resistance to the horse–hoarse merger, a deletion or "breaking" of certain syllables, and some unique vocabulary. This traditional Maine accent is rapidly declining; a 2013 study of Portland speakers found the horse–hoarse merger to be currently embraced by all ages; however, it also found the cot–caught merger to be resisted, despite the latter being typical among other Eastern New England speakers, even well-reported in the 1990s in Portland itself. It also widely reported elsewhere in Maine, particularly outside the urban areas. In the northern region of Maine along the Quebec border, Franco-Americans may show French-language influences in their English.
Phonology.
Maine English often features phonetic change or phonological change of certain characteristics. One such characteristic is that, like in all traditional Eastern New England English, Maine English pronounces the "r" sound only when it comes before a vowel, but not before a consonant or in any final position. For example, "car" may sound to listeners like "cah" and "Mainer" like "Mainah."
Also, as in much New England English, the final "-ing" ending in multi-syllable words sounds more like "-in," for example, in "stopping" and "starting" .
The Maine accent follows the pronunciation of Eastern New England English, like the Boston accent, but with the following additional features:
Lexicon.
The traditional Maine dialect has a fairly rich vocabulary. Some of this vocabulary is shared with other New England dialects, however much of it is specific to Maine. This vocabulary includes, but is not limited to, the following terms: