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Practically all US regional accents, especially if thick, register as "lower" than Standard American English spoken with a generic or newscaster accent.

disabled 5y ago
There is no Standard US English accent. Even people from the US Pacific Northwest speak with an accent. Interestingly, there are AI apps to make your English accent [1] more mainstream, but the fact is that judging a person by their accent is xenophobic. Anyways, I practice my pronunciation for a foreign language using speech recognition software/apps. [1] Class Is in Session: AI App Schools on English Pronunciation: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/06/26/class-is-in-session-ai-app-schools-on-english-pronunciation/ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/06/26/class-is-in-session...
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  The national news anchors de facto define the standard US accent.
  - carpedimebagjoe 5y ago
    Perhaps analogous to BBC and Received Pronunciation (RP). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
- intergalplan 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English Also called "Standard American English" (as noted in the article). It's what you mostly hear on the radio, in film actors when they're acting but not "doing an accent", among professional newscasters, et c. It's not been static through time—ever watch early talkies or listen to '30s radio serials?—but it exists.
carpedimebagjoe 5y ago
There's an interesting documentary on American accents. Do You Speak American? https://www.pbs.org/speak/ https://www.pbs.org/speak/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Speak_American%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Speak_American%3F
carpedimebagjoe 5y ago
What's interesting is I moved to Austin from CA. I'm used to Texans having accents because my maternal family is from north Texas. I haven't heard one drawl yet. It could be class or proliferation of CONUS emigration.

disabled 5y ago

There is no Standard US English accent. Even people from the US Pacific Northwest speak with an accent. Interestingly, there are AI apps to make your English accent [1] more mainstream, but the fact is that judging a person by their accent is xenophobic. Anyways, I practice my pronunciation for a foreign language using speech recognition software/apps. [1] Class Is in Session: AI App Schools on English Pronunciation: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/06/26/class-is-in-session-ai-app-schools-on-english-pronunciation/ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/06/26/class-is-in-session...

AnimalMuppet 5y ago
The national news anchors de facto define the standard US accent.
- carpedimebagjoe 5y ago
  Perhaps analogous to BBC and Received Pronunciation (RP). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
intergalplan 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English Also called "Standard American English" (as noted in the article). It's what you mostly hear on the radio, in film actors when they're acting but not "doing an accent", among professional newscasters, et c. It's not been static through time—ever watch early talkies or listen to '30s radio serials?—but it exists.

carpedimebagjoe 5y ago

There's an interesting documentary on American accents. Do You Speak American? https://www.pbs.org/speak/ https://www.pbs.org/speak/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Speak_American%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Speak_American%3F

carpedimebagjoe 5y ago

What's interesting is I moved to Austin from CA. I'm used to Texans having accents because my maternal family is from north Texas. I haven't heard one drawl yet. It could be class or proliferation of CONUS emigration.