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.

[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 😀

[sakana17]

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

[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.

[bironic]

Ooh, looking forward to checking that out.

[isis]

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

[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.