Y’all Talk Funny: Regional Accents May Be Getting Stronger, Expert Says
Forget about ditching that Southern accent. William Labov, a professor of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, says regional accents may actually be getting stronger and more pronounced. There’s been no better time to be proud of your twang. It’s not entirely clear why accents are growing stronger, but Labov says that the sound differences
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Y’all Talk Funny: Regional Accents May Be Getting Stronger, Expert Says
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on September 13, 2011. Filed under