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A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
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Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
#12> Ironically, he adds, it’s a bit of an exclusive phrase itself: “It’s very rarely that I find someone from outside of Liberal using TFTI.”
What? A simple web search will show this is quite common.
Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
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#15> Ironically, he adds, it’s a bit of an exclusive phrase itself: “It’s very rarely that I find someone from outside of Liberal using TFTI.” What? A simple web search will show this is quite common.
I think he means used in spoken communications.
Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
#16this is a very nice forum,check it out https://www.bit.ly/2M0hqJa
Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
#17this is a very nice forum,check it out https://www.bit.ly/2M0hqJa
Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
#18Everyone and their mother uses TFTI. This is satire right?
Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
#19Ah, an article about my home state. It's worth pointing out how isolated this town is... Interstate doesn't even run through that part of the state, and the nearest 'big city' is hours away.
Isolation is probably an important factor for the development of an accent
I'm sure it may be, but physical isolation is certainly not a necessity. E.g. London has several separate recognisable accents ignoring the ones tied to specific ethnic groups. What physical isolation tends to give is much clearer lines - the London accents blur into each other a lot, and people moving around a lot makes it more a game of averages.
Re: A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas
#20Strange-the pronunciation changes that she demonstrates with "hand" seem to be bringing the accent closer to RP English!
Yes, I noticed the sounds in hat and hand still weren't identical but perhaps she's exaggerating an 'RP-like' sound to emphasize the distinction with general nasalized American English.