Is the Southern Accent Disappearing? | Otherwords

Linguists studying the Southern American Dialect reckon that it ain't what it used to be, y'all. I do declayuh! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human. Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham Writer: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. Producer: Katie Graham Editor/Animation: Andrew Matthews Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Stock Images from Shutterstock Music from APM Music Otherwords is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. © 2024 PBS. All rights reserved. sources: mrenwick.franklinresearch.uga.edu/southern_speech/… www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-variation… www.npr.org/2023/09/17/1200026181/are-southern-acc… www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2023/09/11/georgia-acc… new.nsf.gov/news/southern-community-changes-accent… www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2021/12/22/metro-atlan… www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/17… www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-accent-endanger… www.npr.org/2023/06/18/1182941050/in-south-florida… www.cambridge.org/core/journals/english-language-a… www.researchgate.net/publication/249700172_The_Nat… depts.washington.edu/moving1/black_reverse_migrati…

• #education
• #pbs
• #pbs_digital_studios
• #linguistics
• #language
• #storied
• #words
• #accent
• #southern
• #southern_accent
• #dialects
• #dialect_leveling
• #english_dialects
• #vowels
• #consonants
• #generation_x
• #generations
• #gen_z
• #millennials