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09-30-2008, 01:15 PM
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I agree that the "generic ghetto hispanic" accent is on the increase in Miami, especially with younger people. But the Miami Accent i am talking about is not the same. Listen to a cuban american in his 30's or 40's that was born here and it is different from the "new ghetto accent".
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09-30-2008, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Loggerhead Shrike
I agree that the "generic ghetto hispanic" accent is on the increase in Miami, especially with younger people. But the Miami Accent i am talking about is not the same. Listen to a cuban american in his 30's or 40's that was born here and it is different from the "new ghetto accent".
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Younger Hispanic males have more of a black or 'ebonic' influence in their accents. This can probably be attributed to the rising popularity of Hip Hop, and the fact that so many Miami youths marinate themsleves in the music and the subculture... However, the Miami accent I described earlier is more apparent in women. For example, Lucy Lopez on Power 96 is the perfect example of this...
Col-er instead of 'color.' Doll-er instead of 'dollar'. |
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09-30-2008, 06:01 PM
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I grew up in South Florida and now live in NYC. People here generally tell me that I do not have an accent. However, one person accurately pointed out that there is something that sets my accent apart from standard TV newscaster unaccented English... when I explained to her what a "Miami accent" was, she told me that I have a little bit of one! It is definitely influenced by the Spanish language and have never heard anyone describe it as "ghetto." LOL this girl said it was "cute."
With that said, there are SOME young kids nowadays down there who speak in a ghetto manner. That is not the Miami accent. The Miami accent does not hint at Ebonics at all; it hints at Spanish.
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09-30-2008, 06:02 PM
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I've been in Miami 12 years now and I still have a thru and thru NYer accent. Everybody is always asking me or telling me, and it's not a Spanish accent because they don't think/believe I am Cuban.
Oh well. Live and learn.
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09-30-2008, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by crisp444
I grew up in South Florida and now live in NYC. People here generally tell me that I do not have an accent. However, one person accurately pointed out that there is something that sets my accent apart from standard TV newscaster unaccented English... when I explained to her what a "Miami accent" was, she told me that I have a little bit of one! It is definitely influenced by the Spanish language and have never heard anyone describe it as "ghetto." LOL this girl said it was "cute."
With that said, there are SOME young kids nowadays down there who speak in a ghetto manner. That is not the Miami accent. The Miami accent does not hint at Ebonics at all; it hints at Spanish.
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I think Lucy Lopez from the radio sounds really cute! Little Miami chica just learned Spanish before English!!!  |
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09-30-2008, 08:30 PM
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Yea the ghetto talk is really heard anywhere in the country, what Im talking about and Big Mama Bear really explained it well is not the same. That Lucy Lopez example was excellent.
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10-01-2008, 01:17 AM
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I think it's pretty much the urban New York accent, changed slightly due to the influence of the Spanish language.
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10-01-2008, 12:01 PM
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I hear it as a slight Cuban/Spanglish accent.
Exaggerated vowels and an emphasis on exclamations.
So an "Oh really?" becomes "No, really" but the "No" pronounced like a "ÑO" but less emphasis on the Ñ and "really" becomes "ree-lee" all the while with an exaggerated questioning voice.
It's funny to hear the younger generation talk like this, gringos and hispanics alike. I'm not sure when it started, but my wife and her generation don't talk like this.
(Not that there's anything wrong with it!)
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10-01-2008, 03:23 PM
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what Im talking about and Big Mama Bear really explained it well is not the same.
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Are you suffering from a lack of an original idea or was it just hard to express yourself in words? |
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10-01-2008, 04:34 PM
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I haven't noticed an accent have been here 2 yrs from PA .
Have noticed the word "bro" is used a lot from all ages all races .
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