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What sort of 'accent' should Cornish be spoken in if not an English one?
However the Cornish language sounded like prior to the English emergence. Perhaps the "true" Cornish language has its R-rolled with different inflections/tones than southwest English accent? Because that woman clearly spoke Cornish in a southwest English accent/tone.
However the Cornish language sounded like prior to the English emergence. Perhaps the "true" Cornish language has its R-rolled with different inflections/tones than southwest English accent? Because that woman clearly spoke Cornish in a southwest English accent/tone.
The Cornish people still have a 'Cornish accent', just like the Welsh have a Welsh one or the people in Yorkshire have a 'Yorkshire accent' etc, the Cornish accent is an accent derived from the people of Cornwall, that IS how the people that live in that part of the UK sound, being Cornish doesn't mean you are not English, in other words 'Cornish' is an English language.
The Cornish people still have a 'Cornish accent', just like the Welsh have a Welsh one or the people in Yorkshire have a 'Yorkshire accent' etc, the Cornish accent is an accent derived from the people of Cornwall, that IS how the people that live in that part of the UK sound, being Cornish doesn't mean you are not English, in other words 'Cornish' is an English language.
Yeah, I guess it's the other way round - Their English accent is based on the Cornish language rather than vice versa.
American english has been massively influenced by Dutch in one important area: cadence. The ups and downs of speech patterns; the inflections that give American english it's own identity apart from British english was infused early on with the language of Dutch settlers. Even today, when I hear modern Dutch it sounds like I should be able to understand it, and probably could with a little effort, but at this moment in time it's gibberish to me.
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