online accent quiz

[Sally Donlon]

Well, the test indicated that my accent is "as Philadelphian as
cheesesteak!"

Pretty cool, except for the fact that I'm born and bred in Cajun
Country!

sally o donlon



On Nov 29, 2006, at 10:13 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:

> At 10:20 PM -0500 11/29/06, Wilson Gray wrote:
>> I tried it. My result: The South. No surprise, that.
>>
>> -Wilson
>
> And I'm from "the northeast", ditto.  But Roger Shuy is not amused.
> He comments on the forensic linguistics list:
>
> "...I took it and it placed me as being from "the West,"
> whatever that means (I am from northeastern Ohio).  Linguistic
> geography is
> much more complex and detailed than this rather simple test
> indicates. When
> I did fieldwork for the Linguistic Atlas the interviews  took over
> four
> hours for each informant. I'm amazed at how anyone could take ten
> items and
> try to say it is in any way diagnostic."
>
> LH
>
>>
>> On 11/29/06, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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>>> for those of you who can't remember where you're from but do
>>> remember
>>> how you pronounce your vowels...
>>> http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have
>>>
>>> LH
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