Are regional accents dying out in the US?

[Cave Savage]

I don’t think the south accent is declining. Maybe in the cities? But I couldn’t imagine the south accent declining in rural or far out areas.

My good friend who was born and raised in Charleston, SC has no accent whatsoever. He literally fits in comfortably in Harlem.

I know last general African american New Yorkers who sound more southern than him. He is also very very educated. Idk if that has something to do with it but it is what it is.

Yeah, I mentioned the cities specifically. I think AAs still tend to have the accents, but white people less so.

 

[315]

He specifically said us in the title lol.

NEW England breh

 

[How Sway?]

Regional dialects/accents are still around but they are becoming very watered down and thus dying out.

Multiple reasons play into this like educational attainment, media influences, and people being more likely to move from their birthplace.

Here in Raleigh, where most of the population is transplants, most people(both blacks and whites) hardly even have an accent.

A brotha from Oakland or Chicago or Detroit might sound more 'southern' than a dude from Raleigh lol.

 

[Gold]

He specifically said us in the title lol.

You do realize NEW England is in the US right?

They even call themselves Patriots

 

[Cave Savage]

I can tell a Katrina transplant from a dallas native within seconds.

Some accents are still as strong as ever

This chick is from Dallas and she doesn't have a notable accent to me. Sounds like a generic American accent

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

Yeah, I mentioned the cities specifically. I think AAs still tend to have the accents, but white people less so.

In Texas, it's the white people who have thick ass accents and not so much the black folks. I mean you can tell they are from the South but the whites don't even try to speak properly.

 

[Spade]

Do white people in Texas cities even have accents?

I know a lot of Texas Mexicans use black slang heavily, but do they really have Southern accents?

White Texans do in rural and small towns of the state. In the urban areas of the state, as years pass and demographics change, the accents for both Black and White Texans start to diminish. Especially in Austin and DFW to a smaller extent.

 

[hayesc0]

NEW England breh

My bad multitasking at work lol.

 

[hayesc0]

You do realize NEW England is in the US right?

They even call themselves Patriots

Yeah i know thought he said England multitasking at work lol.

 

[Take It In Blood]

Kodak Black sounds like a runaway slave circa 1700s to me


That's why I can't get into his music

 

[Alvin]

Nope,

Was talking to a woman from jersey with that jersey accent
Went to Miami and my friends had a carriberan accent even though they were born and raised in OH
Detroit and Chicago have their own accent's as well, and Minnesota and Wisconsin

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

NEW England breh

You do realize NEW England is in the US right?

They even call themselves Patriots

That's why I ain't even reply

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Yeah there are still accents but I think the differences are becoming less pronounced. Think of the younger native whites you've met in NYC, do any of them have that exaggerated mafioso type accent that New Yorkers are stereotyped as having? Plus there are a lot of Latinos and Asians that don't ave anything resembling a "classic" NYC accent. Many of the NY born Mexicans, Ecuadorians, and Colombians totally sound like they could be from LA.

I think many Latinos in flyover areas copy slang from hip hop and black social media lol.

The only whites who really had accents were the Italians and Irish. If you go to the few italian areas left there is still an accent in their speech pattern.Russians and Eastern Europeans however do not have that old school accent they sound like regular whiteboys.

The only Hispanics that have a NY accent are Dominicans (heavy), Ricans (heavy) and some Colombians. Mexicans and Central Americans don’t display an NY accent like that. I also never really seen a Mexican here even act like an La Mexican either.

 

[Cave Savage]

White Texans do in rural and small towns of the state. In the urban areas of the state, as years pass and demographics change, the accents for both Black and White Texans start to diminish. Especially in Austin and DFW to a smaller extent.

Interesting, that's what I expected. I had a feeling the Southern accent wasn't much of a thing in Austin.

 

[Mike Nasty]

I watched a show on accents, the language expert said as time goes on the regional accents will get stronger.

If I had to life over I would have studied languages, shyt is fascinating. When I lived in WV, I could hear the difference between the guys from KY, WV and OH. Now that learning Spanish I can pick out most countries and can tell the difference between Medellin and Bogota in women.

There's also videos on YouTube of a lady explaining the different accents of NYC.