ADS-L Digest - 19 Sep 2008 to 20 Sep 2008 (#2008-265)

[James Harbeck]

>Didn't Sarah Palin grow up in - and presumably learn to speak English in -
>the midwest?

No, she was born in Idaho, but her family moved to Alaska when she
was an infant (though she went to university in Idaho before going
back to Alaska).

I would imagine that those wanting to hear some other accents of
people from Alaska would be able to find streaming audio and video
from local Alaska TV and radio stations (though of course one has to
check the background of the speaker, as they may not be originally
from there). Try, perhaps, http://www.ktuu.com/ ,
http://www.ktva.com/ , http://www.aksuperstation.com/ or
http://www.webcenter11.com/ .

James Harbeck.

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