Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Listen to 6 American regional accents as they were spoken in 1958

In this video from 1958, we hear 6 speakers of standard English from different areas of the United States: Smithfield, Virginia; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Brooklyn, New York; North Andover, Massachussets; and Dallas, Texas.

Presented by linguist Henry Lee Smith Jr., From ika Grape Snack on YouTube.