Links
Foreign Language Reference
Interesting Information on Accents and Languages
- It's Not the Sights, It's the Sounds
- Cows also 'have regional accents'
- Like, um, can you break those bad, you know, speech habits?
- Accents on the Wrong Syl-LA-ble
- World’s Languages Dying Off Rapidly
- An accent and your job search
- How Students From Abroad are Learning to Talk the Talk
- Do You Speak American?...American Dialects
- A funny video advertisement on why people should improve their accent
Pittsburghese
I became interested in accents after I discovered that I had a strong regional (western Pennsylvania) dialect. Because of this, I realize how difficult it is to change your way of speaking. Here is some information about my dialect/accent:
- Pittsburghese — America's most under appreciated dialect
- www.pittsburghese.com
- Pittsburgh English from Wikipedia
- Pittsburgh Speech and Society
- Steel Town Speak
