What is give away that some one has southern US accent ?

I was doing some reading on the internet and some people say he or she has southern US accent or this person in this movie has southern US accent so on. And I would like to know how can you tell if some one has southern US accent.

I was reading on the internet the vowel sounds and the letter R is main giveway.I also did some digging on youtube and she is explaining the southern US accent .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE7nHiRjDvY

I know there are people here who probably have southern US accent and could explain a lot better than her who is from the UK.

Note I know there is not one accent in the US has there are many accents all over the place and in some states many accents.

I have a slight southern accent. I tend to draw out my vowel sounds a bit.

Funny how I use to have a southern accent and I forgot what.

vowels are a good indicator

I was doing some reading that drop of Rs and G's like walking is walkin.Not sure if how many people do that in the US today.

when they talk

What are some good movies or TV shows with southern US accent that will help me understand.

What are some good movies or TV shows with southern US accent that will help me understand.

Temesra

What are some good movies or TV shows with southern US accent that will help me understand.

Temesra

You can hear it. :? I don't know the descriptors for accents, but I know how they sound.krazykillaz

heres one: are they from 18th century england?

if so then yes they have what we call today a southern accent.

the use of the word "ya'll"

You can by what is referred to as a Southern drawl. This essentially means vowels are drawn out to be longer than what is typical. For some in the South the drawl is more apparent but for others words begin to even take on extra syllables.

Take me as an example. I have always lived in the South and I do have a Southern accent. It's not as apparent at times as it once was but especially when I am tired one can hear my drawl. When I was younger my drawl was much more apparent. My brother, Chris, was referred to and still is occasionally referred to as "Chri-yas."

Similar lengthening finds itself in many other places as well. The Southern drawl is not to be confused with a Southern vocabulary. Drawl is how the words are pronounced while the vocabulary are the words that are actually used. You'll find this vocabulary system much more in the rural South than the urban South. Many words are introduced that though they might be rare in the rest of the United States they are very often simply old, archaic words and sentence structure that simply is not used any more.

Some example words would be y'all as a distinctive plural form of you, reckon, swanny, spigot, the phrase "cut on/off" rather than "turn on/off," fix'n rather than making, yonder, coke as a generic word for soda beverages, and plenty more.

Generally, a slower, more pronounced way of speaking with more emphasis on vowels than consonants. The dialect can vary a lot where some words that were traditionally southern like "ya'll" and "ain't" are more universal now, so the use of words is a pretty unreliable indicator.guynamedbilly

Also people say supper than dinner ? I have notence older people and more people in town or country around here where I live say supper than dinner . People in the south say supper than dinner or more of country ,town and suburb thing? Or more older people say that.

Some people I know from town and country say supper than dinner.

Here is other girl from Iowa ( she talk much slower ) The girl from kentucky above may be forcing her self to try to talk faster than normal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1PEe1x75o

I'm not big fan of speed talking like girl who move away from kentucky . But too slow talking gets on me too and its well come on talk faster please.

Also people that say gal than saying girl is that southern thing.

[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]Generally, a slower, more pronounced way of speaking with more emphasis on vowels than consonants. The dialect can vary a lot where some words that were traditionally southern like "ya'll" and "ain't" are more universal now, so the use of words is a pretty unreliable indicator.Temesra

Also people say supper than dinner ? I have notence older people and more people in town or country around here where I live say supper than dinner . People in the south say supper than dinner or more of country ,town and suburb thing? Or more older people say that.

Some people I know from town and country say supper than dinner.

Here is other girl from Iowa ( she talk much slower ) The girl from kentucky above may be forcing her self to try to talk faster than normal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1PEe1x75o

I'm not big fan of speed talking like girl who move away from kentucky . But too slow talking gets on me too and its well come on talk faster please.

Also people that say gal than saying girl is that southern thing.

haa haa this is how real hillbilly talks and behaves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5Mr5eCF2U&feature=player_embedded

I'm still confused on letter R and supper than dinner part.

Like many have said its hard to describe really but the accent is pretty distinct. I mean there's certain words or sayings that are of course considered southern but even without that it's just in the voice if i had to say its like a twang to the way they say things.

[QUOTE="Temesra"]

haa haa this is how real hillbilly talks and behaves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5Mr5eCF2U&feature=player_embedded

I'm still confused on letter R and upper than dinner part.

thegerg

Like many have said its hard to describe really but the accent is pretty distinct. I mean there's certain words or sayings that are of course considered southern but even without that it's just in the voice if i had to say its like a twang to the way they say things.

Gen007

[QUOTE="Temesra"][QUOTE="Gen007"]

Like many have said its hard to describe really but the accent is pretty distinct. I mean there's certain words or sayings that are of course considered southern but even without that it's just in the voice if i had to say its like a twang to the way they say things.

thegerg

Read this http://www.ashlandbelle.com/Southern.html

You no nothing what you talking about. The proper people in south use words and phrases


some words people in the south say they say


AIM TO
AIRISH
BITTY BIT
CARRY ON-
FIXING TO
PIDDLE
RECKON-

I do declare

SPRING CHICKEN
HOLD YOUR HORSES-
Caught with your pants down
Do go on
Don't bite off more than you can chew
Don't let the tail wag the dog.
Fly off the handle
Gone back on your raisin.
Like two peas in a pod

US southern phrases
http://www.ashlandbelle.com/Southern.html




http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html

Bless yore heart!
Carry on
Cut on/off
fix
Fixin
For crying out loud!
Frizzly
Gator
Gol darned
Grits
Heap
Howdy
don't Ignert
Kick up a ruckus
Lord a'mercy!
Pea can
Ruckus
Tawk
Them
yonder

Wadn't it

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Well here is real person who is explaining the Southern words and phrases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjUP88AxHg

I have a bit of a Southern accent. Some of my words are shortened a bit and I tend to stretch out some of my vowels.

[QUOTE="Temesra"]

[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]Generally, a slower, more pronounced way of speaking with more emphasis on vowels than consonants. The dialect can vary a lot where some words that were traditionally southern like "ya'll" and "ain't" are more universal now, so the use of words is a pretty unreliable indicator.guynamedbilly

Also people say supper than dinner ? I have notence older people and more people in town or country around here where I live say supper than dinner . People in the south say supper than dinner or more of country ,town and suburb thing? Or more older people say that.

Some people I know from town and country say supper than dinner.

Here is other girl from Iowa ( she talk much slower ) The girl from kentucky above may be forcing her self to try to talk faster than normal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1PEe1x75o

I'm not big fan of speed talking like girl who move away from kentucky . But too slow talking gets on me too and its well come on talk faster please.

Also people that say gal than saying girl is that southern thing.

So where did the word gal for girl come from and what states say gal for girl if you say it not from south but all over the place.

What I have read the vowel sounds and the letter R is a big give away of the southern accent .Not sure what they mean by the letter R .

The dialect in general gives it away.

[QUOTE="Temesra"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] No, an accent is not "words, phrases, [or] expressions." Who told you that?thegerg

Read this http://www.ashlandbelle.com/Southern.html

You no nothing what you talking about. The proper people in south use words and phrases


some words people in the south say they say


AIM TO
AIRISH
BITTY BIT
CARRY ON-
FIXING TO
PIDDLE
RECKON-

I do declare

SPRING CHICKEN
HOLD YOUR HORSES-
Caught with your pants down
Do go on
Don't bite off more than you can chew
Don't let the tail wag the dog.
Fly off the handle
Gone back on your raisin.
Like two peas in a pod

US southern phrases
http://www.ashlandbelle.com/Southern.html




http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html

Bless yore heart!
Carry on
Cut on/off
fix
Fixin
For crying out loud!
Frizzly
Gator
Gol darned
Grits
Heap
Howdy
don't Ignert
Kick up a ruckus
Lord a'mercy!
Pea can
Ruckus
Tawk
Them
yonder

Wadn't it

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Well here is real person who is explaining the Southern words and phrases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjUP88AxHg

The start of thread was how can you tell if some one is from south or give away . Part of any language is not just how you say words or pronunciations of words but phrases and words ( vocabulary) and does not even end there you got quality of speech and tone and pitch. Some places the voice goes up at the end of sentence other places it goes down at the end of sentence other places stress more importance on the first words than last words example business the first part may be more stress in pronunciations the last part and other areas the last part is more stress and not the first part.

I know a accent is just the pronunciations of words ( like how words are pronunciations ) but I was asking what was give away some one from south.

Anyways I would like to get back to letter R thing I'm confused about. Is it a hard R or the dropping of R ( I read ) that is also give away they from south or some thing else about R .If it hard R what is this hard R and is on some words , the order of the words . From what I read the R in the beginning of word is the same only when it is not in the beginning .

So words like bar , story , park , never ,over ,fire ,tire , river so on the R is stress different?

[QUOTE="Temesra"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] Of course people in the south use words and phrases. People everywhere use words and phrases, you dummy. However, that is not what a accent is. An accent is not which words are used, but how they are pronounced. thegerg

The start of thread was how can you tell if some one is from south or give away . Part of any language is not just how you say words or pronunciations of words but phrases and words ( vocabulary) and does not even end there you got quality of speech and tone and pitch. Some places the voice goes up at the end of sentence other places it goes down at the end of sentence other places stress more importance on the first words than last words example business the first part may be more stress in pronunciations the last part and other areas the last part is more stress and not the first part.

I know a accent is just the pronunciations of words ( like how words are pronunciations ) but I was asking what was give away some one from south.

Anyways I would like to get back to letter R thing I'm confused about. Is it a hard R or the dropping of R ( I read ) that is also give away they from south or some thing else about R .If it hard R what is this hard R and is on some words , the order of the words . From what I read the R in the beginning of word is the same only when it is not in the beginning .

So words like bar , story , park , never ,over ,fire ,tire , river so on the R is stress different?

"The start of thread was how can you tell if some one is from south or give away ."

No, it wasn't. It was about the accent. Go back and check.

[QUOTE="Temesra"][QUOTE="thegerg"] I am simply saying that your argument that "an accent is not "words, phrases, [or] expressions" is simply untrue. The first time I explained that to you you responded "you [know] nothing what you talking about." You can argue all you like, but you are simply wrong.

"The start of thread was how can you tell if some one is from south or give away ."

No, it wasn't. It was about the accent. Go back and check.

thegerg

May be so just like the wikipedia is saying but I'm trying to understand Southerner language than , that talk about words ,phrases ,accent so on.

Anyways that get this thread back on topic on some of the questions I posted above.

Is this the hard R they are talking about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk4WrTuDS5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59KDLg8A1XY