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dorinda ([personal profile] dorinda) wrote2022-11-28 07:26 pm
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The "rez accent"

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!
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[personal profile] przed 2022-11-29 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
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.

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[personal profile] dorinda 2022-11-29 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
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!
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