Not to be too much of a linguist (#95), but here are some links about "Florida cracker" and Miami English:

Highlights

• ‘Miami English’ and the Linguistic Oddness of South Florida
• YouTube: FIU sociolinguist debunks "Miami English" misconceptions
• Wikipedia article on the Miami accent

In the media

• Miami Accents: How 'Miamah' Turned Into A Different Sort Of Twang
• English in the 305 has its own distinct Miami sound
• Miami Speaks Completely Differently From The Rest Of The Country
• Miami Accents: Why Locals Embrace That Heavy “L” Or Not

Selected scholarly articles

• Multilingual Miami: Current Trends in Sociolinguistic Research
• On the Status of Miami as a Southern City in Language Variety in the New South
• Masters thesis: Identity and Language Perceptions among Second Generation Spanish Speakers in Miami

A flavor of Miami in the 1950s

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