Acccents

I think that this subject is very interesting because I just came to Texas from California, and I think that Southern accents are really different. Personally, I do not believe that the Southern drawl is spreading, because you definitely don’t hear it at home. Also, my roommate is from Dallas and there are girls in my hall from Nashville and Atlanta, and none of them have accents at all. I think that this shows that Southern accents are actually disappearing. I thought that it was also interesting to learn exactly what makes up a Southern accent and how “mobile professionals” will change their accent depending on where they are.


When my friends and cousins found out that I was going to be coming to college in Texas, they all made fun of me and said that I would come back saying “y’all”, but the article said that when a couple moves south it is much more likely that the man will acquire a Southern accent. And if a couple moves north it is much more likely that the woman will change her accent. From personal experience this is totally true because a few years ago my aunt, uncle, and their daughter moved to Texas from California. After only a few years, my uncle had a completely southern accent while my aunt and cousin still speak exactly the same as they had before moving. I think that it's really interesting that even gender can affect the way that you speak. I never had really thought about accents before coming here either. It made me think about whether people who I believe had accents believed that I had an accent. Whichever way one looks at it, I’m beginning to think everyone has some sort of accent even they think they don’t.

The Southern Drawl: Is It Spreading?