Accent map (university, Hispanics, American)

[j33]

Searching around the internet, I found this person trying to create an audio accent map

Listen to the Accents of America | Dialexicon

I'm not sure that his or her approach is the best (IMO accents tend to come out more in freeform speech), but interesting nonetheless.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by WestbankNOLA

No seriously, I want to hear this Charleston, SC accent that I keep hearing about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U98lp_RHBGk


Fritz Hollings talks like my grandparents do, and they are not from Charleston. Fritz was a little bit grandiose, but ^here is another one, on one hand more authentic to Charleston, on the other hand more subtle and 'watered down' - Charleston Mayor Joe Riley.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by WestbankNOLA

No seriously, I want to hear this Charleston, SC accent that I keep hearing about.

Then you also have the black Charleston accent/dialect, which as I understand it is the origin of modern black speech in America. This lady grew up on James Island, which is now a suburban part of Charleston. She is a storyteller so she lays it on thick.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kY_0lXMeVM



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCYBf-1yHmI

^ this is probably more authentic modern geechee.

[WestbankNOLA]

Originally Posted by rubber_factory

Then you also have the black Charleston accent/dialect, which as I understand it is the origin of modern black speech in America. This lady grew up on James Island, which is now a suburban part of Charleston. She is a storyteller so she lays it on thick.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kY_0lXMeVM



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCYBf-1yHmI

^ this is probably more authentic modern geechee.

Thanks.
I often here people compare Geechee to the Black New Orleans accent (as if there is just one), but I still don't see it.

[noland123]

Jive talking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fkZd...om=PL&index=15

[marmac]

In 07 , while staying in Alabama for a few days, this Minnesotan ran into an accent problem.

One night the wife and I went to a fast food and she only wanted a burger and drink.

The girl taking the order asked--" wit sauce"-- and the wife wasn't sure if she wamted some southern sauce on her burger and replied " no thanks"

It wasn't til the girl asked the 3rd time that we figured out she was referring to the drink and asking " what size".


This very same misunderstanding happened to a Minnesota friend of mine at a fast food in Tennessee while on a tour bus.

[noland123]

All I have to say is that God has a great sense of humor.

[danielj72]

Every time I see these accent maps people put lower Mi in the same category as say Buffalo NY. Ive never understood that, as those people talk very different than we do here in Mi. They sound very eastern to me. Our accent in Mi is alot closer to say wisconsin than anything else. I am in Central mi however, and maybe it is Detroit area people that are seen as having that "northern cities accent"

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by johnatl

My mistake, I'll give you that.

Landenburg is practically on the DE border.

See, it's not hard at all. You should try humility some time.

Well, the Amish are a very closely-knit group. I don't think everyone in that area talks like they do (having lived near there at one time).

[419gottaminute]

Originally Posted by MimzyMusic

just made this map for a conversation piece.

SOOO, what would you call Southern Floridas' accent???

Redneck/Yankee???