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This is one very popular theory. It is often considered that southern accents sound close to what English settlers sounded like in the 1500s/1600s. (Obviously there were many English accents, and many southern accents, but one particular strain at least). Over the last 400 years, the accents in England evolved and changed. Similarly, most Americans developed their own accent. But some parts of the U.S. retained the old accent (maybe because some Southern areas, like the Appalachians, were more isolated?)
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Is a Northern English accent generally accepted to be the most easily understood?
Southern English accent
Which is hotter a southern accent or a jersey accent?
the Southern Accent
Was the American or the British accent the original English accent?
The British accent was the original although accents slowly change with time.It is interesting to note, however, that the original British accent was more like the modern-day American accent, and research has shown that it is the British accent which has evolved more since colonisation of North America. Originally, both the British and Americans spoke with a rhotic accent. Rhoticessentially means an accent where the letter 'r' is pronounced strongly after a vowel. Rhotic accents are strong in both the US and Scotland, but seem to have disappeared from British English and its derivatives, such as Australian and New Zealand English.
Is the Boston accent a decendant of the English accent?
The Boston accent is similar to that of the English accent in London, but the words and dialects are different. It is the same accent that was spoken in Boston during the American Revolutionary War , when Massachusetts was one of the original British Colonies. And, is pretty much still spoken today.
Is American English a dialect or language?
Language-dialect would be nuances like a southern accent.
How do people speak in Alabama?
The people of Alabama for the most part speak English, with a southern accent.
What accent does Bill Clinton have?
Bill Clinton has a Southern accent, specifically a regional Arkansas accent.
What accent did Clara Barton have?
possibly an English accent
Did Harriet Tubman have a accent?
She had a southern accent.
Did Annie oakley have an accent?
She had an southern accent.
What is the difference between a Southern accent and an Appalachian accent?
The Appalachian accent is more based on Scots-Irish, as those were the groups which settled there. They have many unique slang terms and idioms. The Southern accent is more of a slow drawl of regular English, with the words just pronounced slightly differently. Appalachian is more quick, with a harder sound to many of the words.
What kind of accent does Dolly Parton have?
A southern bell accent.
