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> There is no such thing as "more" or "less" accent from a purely linguistic point of view. Pretty sure what the parent meant by "the more of an accent a perso
by jwalton 6y ago
> There is no such thing as "more" or "less" accent from a purely linguistic point of view.
Pretty sure what the parent meant by "the more of an accent a person has" was "the more a person's accent deviates from my own andthe majority of my community", but wanted to be more concise (if less precise).
- mumblemumble 6y agoI'm guessing you're right, in the context, though, it's not the best shorthand to choose. The unrecognized perception that one's own accent is not actually an accent is the keystone of accentism.
- Cytobit 6y ago> The unrecognized perception that one's own accent is not actually an accent is the keystone of accentism. Is there anything research to support that claim? Seems like it is just a regular tribal thing (us vs them, in-group vs out-group).