Specifically I’m wondering how the typical English accent became the typical western accent (Which sounds relatively country), and how did that become the modern accents on the West Coast? What factor was added in that made cowboys start sounding like the modern day Californian.
I’m assuming the typical NY accent comes from Italians coming over.
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Bonus question: Why are there no places in the US at all that kept the English accents????
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Then you have central pa and the Amish influence… I think that most regional accents are due to immigrants and where they settled.
As for standardized American, wasn’t it due to the entertainment industry? In particular the first newscasters settled on a “voice” to be used when broadcasting. I would bet that voice was also influenced by the radio fidelity (or lack of it) back in the day… You had to speak very clear and precise to be understood over the cracks, fades and pops…..
I find it amazing well how accents pretty much disappear in singing.
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