By Julie Cunningham, MA, CCC-SLP, licensed speech-language pathologist
We know that accents are everywhere. We all have one, and depending on where someone has lived and how old they were when they lived there, we may have a combination of many accents in our speaking pattern. You may also like: I'm a Native American English speaker...With an Accent.
The United States is no exception: Some estimate that there are over 30+ regional accents within America alone!
To learn what makes General American English sound the way it does, see the 10 features of the American accent.
So where did all these accents come from? I found an interesting video by Business Insider that illustrates the history of the American accents:
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