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> [...] intonation (more marked and melodic in the south, less so in the north) Oddly enough, albeit anecdotal, this is true everywhere; in every country and e
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
> [...] intonation (more marked and melodic in the south, less so in the north)
Oddly enough, albeit anecdotal, this is true everywhere; in every country and every continent, people are looser in the south. That said, if it's also true for Chile then it means it's not related to the climate.
- flobosg 2y ago> people are looser in the south What does “loose” mean in this context? My first impression would be that the accent in northern Chile is “looser” than the south.
- gottorf 2y ago> in every country and every continent, people are looser in the south Fun to think about, but I'm sure there are as many counterexamples as there are examples. In the Germanic languages, for example, no one could deny that Swedish or Norwegian are much more sing-songy than stodgy German.