southern american english (aka southern u.s. english or southern drawl) is a group of american english dialects used in the southern united states. southern english is usually used in alabama, arkansas, mississippi, tennessee, kentucky, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, louisiana, texas, oklahoma, georgia and parts of florida. modern day southern english dialects have been used in states including illinois, missouri, nebraska, southern iowa, south central indiana, southern ohio and kansas.