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

[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.