The "rez accent"

[dorinda]

I have my DW reading page subscribed to the RSS feeds for some blogs and whatnot, which is very handy. (And recommended! It brings various readables all to one central place so I can wallow in them.)

The languagehat linguistics blog (dw's rss feed page is https://languagehat-feed.dreamwidth.org/) linked today to a great article on Voice of America about the "rez accent" (Native American English), and some of its linguistic characteristics. Really interesting, and with some links to video as well.

I'm linking via languagehat because on that blog, unlike so many other places, the comments are worth reading!

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Sounds interesting. I'm going to check that out. TYK for sharing.

[dorinda]

Sure! I think you'll like it. And if you've ever seen the film "Smoke Signals", there's a clip from it in the VOA article, when talking about prosody or the "music" of the accent in a 2016 linguistics study.

[ride_4ever]

Oh yes, I have seen "Smoke Signals". 😃

[the_shoshanna]

Oh, how cool! (And it's literally the (a) Voice of America!) Thanks for linking.

ETA: Also I have now also subscribed to that feed 😀

[dorinda]

I hope you enjoy--it's a terrific blog. I also especially like his posts about translations of Russian, because he'll dig in to nuances of translation and word choice in ways I find very enjoyable.

[sakana17]

Ooo, thanks for the links! I've just meandered a lot though the languagehat blog.

[dorinda]

I find it a really fun read...very knowledgeable while also being very clear and readable.

[przed]

Great article! I wondered about the rez accent, because the First Nations kids I grew up with, living beside a Northern Ontario Anishnaabe reserve, sounded a lot like the Native American characters I see now on shows like Reservation Dogs, and was wondering how the accent seemed to cross North America.

[dorinda]

I had never even thought about it, which goes to show what I didn't know and also wasn't taught. I'm glad to have a chance to catch up a bit!

[bironic]

Ooh, looking forward to checking that out.

[dorinda]

Hope you enjoy! I haven't read much about prosody before, and now I'm riveted.

[isis]

Oh, cool, thanks for the link. I live in Indian Country and it's something I've always been curious about!

[dorinda]

I only wish the VOA article's link to the scholarly article worked. When I searched for the paper by title, I did find a link on ResearchGate that lets searchers request a copy directly from the authors:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308002088_'The_rez_accent_knows_no_borders'_Native_American_ethnic_identity_expressed_through_English_prosody

[corvidology]

Most of my RSS feeds on DW are set up for my tiny fandoms on AO3 - there aren't enough new stories to take the time to check AO3 regularly for them.

[dorinda]

You're very wise! My awkward confession is that I have a grand total of 1 rss feed for a small pairing on AO3, but haven't set up any others, even though I am personally awash in tiny fandoms...because I can't remember how I did it. /o\

Have I tried looking it up in the DW FAQ? No, of course not, how dare you assume I'd be rational. :D

[corvidology]

Not awkward at all and, hey, always happy to share The Way (*g*) with a fellow small fandom fan.

Go to the works page for the fandom you're interested in. In the top right hand corner, you'll see the 'RSS Feed' button. Right Click on it and 'Copy Link.' Basically, you're fetching the number assigned to that fandom by AO3.

Go to your profile page. Under the 'Read' dropdown list, click 'Feeds.'

Under 'Add Feed' paste your 'copy link' into the Feed URL: box. Hit the Add Feed button. IF someone else has made a feed already for it, that'll pop up and you just subscribe.

If no one's created a feed for it, the next page will say 'Create Feed Account.' Come up with a name for it you can easily identify if you want to sort through your feeds later, and hit the Create Feed Account button. Subscribe.

Presto! It'll now throw any new story up on your reading list.

[dorinda]

Thank you!! My wrung-out old brain cells really appreciate the help…and I foresee my list of feeds getting longer forthwith.

[corvidology]

Enjoy!

I want to be able to potentially check out any new story I see but it's far too time consuming to check them regularly on AO3 for very little payoff.