Alaskan?

[Steve Bialostok]

"Strident" is the kind word.


----- Original Message ----
From: Robert Lawless <robert.lawless at WICHITA.EDU>
To: LINGANTH at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2008 3:28:30 PM
Subject: Alaskan?

My son heard Sarah Palin today and said, "She talks funny. Is that an
Alaska accent." Frankly I didn't notice anything that I could label a
regional accent -- just that she sounds rather strident. Any comments?