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I will be curious to see if people belonging to different internet subcultures develop their own accents. Already different groups of people are quite isolated

by taneem 9y ago

I will be curious to see if people belonging to different internet subcultures develop their own accents. Already different groups of people are quite isolated in terms of the video and audio they consume everyday (vloggers and podcasters).

Raphmedia 9y ago
The "Youtube Voice" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-linguistics-of-youtube-voice/418962/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-l... https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/aepn94/the-rise-of-youtube-voice-and-why-vloggers-want-it-to-stop https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/aepn94/the-rise-of-youtub... However, much of the internet is written and not spoken. So we gets new ways to write (doge, memes, 4chan green text, etc.) but not really new accents.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
  Nice links, I would have never thought of it that way. I've also noticed a certain way of speaking that seems really popular in the "video essay" crowd. For example if you search for 5-15 min videos analyzing a movie, they almost all speak exactly the same way.
- chiph 9y ago
  > Hey guys! What’s up? It’s Julie. I've really grown to hate this intro, plus the whole "bouncy" style of pronunciation. To me, it sounds a lot like "I'm trying too hard to get attention", like that of a 2 year old repeating "dad. dad. DAD."
  - nayuki 9y ago
    Remember to end the video with: "Leave your comments down below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!"
    - Raphmedia 9y ago
      "AND smash that bell icon!"
j_s 9y ago
Parodied in the highly polished mockumentary http://www.purepwnage.com/ http://www.purepwnage.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pure_Pwnage_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pure_Pwnage_characters Because Jeremy has lived in his basement for most of his life, he has had very little conversation with any other person and has therefore taught himself how to speak.

by taneem 9y ago

Raphmedia 9y ago

The "Youtube Voice" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-linguistics-of-youtube-voice/418962/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-l... https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/aepn94/the-rise-of-youtube-voice-and-why-vloggers-want-it-to-stop https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/aepn94/the-rise-of-youtub... However, much of the internet is written and not spoken. So we gets new ways to write (doge, memes, 4chan green text, etc.) but not really new accents.

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
Nice links, I would have never thought of it that way. I've also noticed a certain way of speaking that seems really popular in the "video essay" crowd. For example if you search for 5-15 min videos analyzing a movie, they almost all speak exactly the same way.
chiph 9y ago
> Hey guys! What’s up? It’s Julie. I've really grown to hate this intro, plus the whole "bouncy" style of pronunciation. To me, it sounds a lot like "I'm trying too hard to get attention", like that of a 2 year old repeating "dad. dad. DAD."
- nayuki 9y ago
  Remember to end the video with: "Leave your comments down below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!"
  - Raphmedia 9y ago
    "AND smash that bell icon!"

j_s 9y ago

Parodied in the highly polished mockumentary http://www.purepwnage.com/ http://www.purepwnage.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pure_Pwnage_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pure_Pwnage_characters Because Jeremy has lived in his basement for most of his life, he has had very little conversation with any other person and has therefore taught himself how to speak.