dialects

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Frank Beard is the drummer from ZZ Top.  He is from west of Ohio
(Texas), and has an accent (but not a beard).

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> That should be Robert Beard, not Frank.
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> > NPR's Steve Inskeep interviewed linguist Frank Beard on
> June 20th on
> > Morning Edition.  You can listen to it here:
> >
> > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5496546
> >
> > At about 3:47 into the interview, Beard states "Once you get
> > [westward] past Ohio there are no accents."
> >
> > I have no idea what differentiates an accent versus dialect
> and will
> > watch any comments with interest.
> >
> > Bill Le May
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> > > Today, I was talking with some coworkers (we all work in a middle
> > > school), and one of them started talking about something he
> > heard on
> > > NPR that claimed no one west of the Mississippi River has a
> > dialect.
> > > I said, "Everyone has a dialect."  We sort of spiraled into does
> > > not/does too, and then I dropped it.
> > >
> > > Anyone hear the story he was talking about?  Can you give
> > me details?
> > > And can someone verify for me:  Does everyone have a
> > dialect?  If I'm
> > > wrong, I'll apologize tomorrow.
> > > Thanks!
> > > Jan
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