Natalie Doyle, Q:It’s like when Joss Stone—who was born in - TopicsExpress



          

Natalie Doyle, Q:It’s like when Joss Stone—who was born in Devon—turned up to The Brits after touring America and she sounded drastically American. Was the change in her accent really her fault though or do people just ingratiate the accents they hear? A: Oh yeah. This happens all the time; the technical term for it is called accommodation. It comes down to when two people are talking together, and they like each other and get on so well their two accents move toward each other and each will sound like the others. Conversely, if two people are talking to each other and they don’t get on, their accents will go further apart. When you go to somewhere with a dominant accent you will very naturally accommodate to it if you’re getting on well with the people. Some people are quicker at adapting than others, maybe even a few days. So... like tomorrow youll be sounding like an Irishwoman, I would imagine...lol. Xoxo
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:28:31 +0000

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