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The Southern Shift and Southern Drawl: A vowel shift known as the Southern Shift, which largely defines the speech of most of the Southern United States, is the most developed both in Texas English and here in Appalachian English (located in a dialect region which The Atlas of North American English identifies as the "Inland South"). [11]
By the time of the American Civil War in the 1860s, many different Southern accents had developed, namely: eastern Virginia accents (including Tidewater accents), Lowcountry (or Charleston) accents, Appalachian accents, Plantation accents (those primarily of the Black Belt region), and accents in the secluded Pamlico and Chesapeake islands.
A diversity of earlier Southern dialects once existed: a consequence of the mix of English speakers from the British Isles (including largely English and Scots-Irish immigrants) who migrated to the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries, with particular 19th-century elements also borrowed from the London upper class and enslaved African-Americans.
Linguists at the University of Georgia are studying the state's waning Southern accent. Say goodbye to the Southern drawl, y’all! UGA research suggests South is losing its accent
The original Midland dialect region, thus, has split off into having more of a Southern accent in southern Appalachia, while, the second half of the 20th century has seen the emergence of a unique Western Pennsylvania accent in northern Appalachia (centered on Pittsburgh) as well as a unique Philadelphia accent. [12]
The classic Southern accent is on the decline, according to a study. The shift toward a mainstream American accent has become more pronounced with Generation X.
The Appalachian dialect is a dialect of Midland American English known as the Southern Midland dialect and is spoken primarily in central and southern Appalachia. The Northern Midland dialect is spoken in the northern parts of the region, while Pittsburgh English (more commonly known as "Pittsburghese") is strongly influenced by the Appalachian ...
Here’s a selection of actors with Southern accents of which our readers approve, plus where they’re from. Morgan Freeman: born in Memphis, ...