Brookfield
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THE AMERICAN ACCENT
As most of you know, I am English, & I have always been interested in accents, the main one that interests me the most, are the American accents.
I know that in such a vast country, there must be many many accents due to the countless millions of immigrants, that settled in the States, over hundreds of years, from all over the world.
I have started this thread, for the sole purpose of trying to find the origins of one specific accent, that of the so termed American English, many Americans say they learn & speak English, what I am trying to find out is, how was the spoken word in the U.S., changed from the spoken original English of the settlers, into today's accented English, one obvious source are the many accents in Britain;- English, Scottish, Welsh, & Irish, plus regional variations of all of these, would the members agree that is a valid reason.
I fully realise that the many other accents of immigrants from the other countries, have done, & still do influence the spoken English, of course they do, it's what makes America such a vibrant, colourful country, but, as I said, only the affect of accent, or accents on the original English interests me, for the purpose of the subject of this forum.
Would members care to comment on this?
Maurice
As most of you know, I am English, & I have always been interested in accents, the main one that interests me the most, are the American accents.
I know that in such a vast country, there must be many many accents due to the countless millions of immigrants, that settled in the States, over hundreds of years, from all over the world.
I have started this thread, for the sole purpose of trying to find the origins of one specific accent, that of the so termed American English, many Americans say they learn & speak English, what I am trying to find out is, how was the spoken word in the U.S., changed from the spoken original English of the settlers, into today's accented English, one obvious source are the many accents in Britain;- English, Scottish, Welsh, & Irish, plus regional variations of all of these, would the members agree that is a valid reason.
I fully realise that the many other accents of immigrants from the other countries, have done, & still do influence the spoken English, of course they do, it's what makes America such a vibrant, colourful country, but, as I said, only the affect of accent, or accents on the original English interests me, for the purpose of the subject of this forum.
Would members care to comment on this?
Maurice