[Linganth] The Beatles and dialects

[Adam Hodges]

I remember reading a brief summary about research that compared the accent
used by the Beatles on their early albums to that on their later albums.  On
the earlier albums, they used more American features, presumably to appeal
to an American audience; and on their later albums, once they were
well-established with the American audience, more British features appeared.
I think I read about this in a recent Anthro News, but I can't locate it.
If anybody has a citation or could point me to a paper on this topic, I'd
appreciate it.

Many thanks,
Adam


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Adam Hodges
Department of Linguistics
University of Colorado

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