LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.10.17 (12) [E]

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From: robert bowman <bowman at montana.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.10.16 (06) [E]

On Thursday 17 October 2002 17:25,  Mike Szelog wrote:
> I've never thought of our "accent" as an ancient Anglian dialect. I
believe
> our speech to be more of an accent than true dialect, though there are
> certainly true "dialect" words.

Ayuh..  I lived in Dovuh (Dover)  NH and Bristah (Bristol) VT, as well as
traveling throughout the area and the little looseness with the last
syllable
really was the only thing different from my upstate NY accent.  Perhaps it
was just my familiarity, but I don't even recall that many colorful
regionalisms.  I wouldn't think anyone would have a problem understanding
the
language.

In contrast, I've been in areas of rural Georgia where I had to frequently
ask the speakers, especially older people, to repeat themselves and even
then
had difficulty. I don't know what the roots of the dialect are, but it is
well beyond 'southern accent'.

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