Can you lose your American accent?
Yes You can! Your brain is plastic and can form new neurological pathways. Just as it took a few years to learn your original language and accent, it takes time to change or lose your accent. And just like that you can also lose your accent or acquire a new accent in English.
Do people lose their accent when they move?
Accents are being diluted Regional accents are changing over time. As people move about the world more and more, accents are becoming more diluted. It’s what linguists call “leveling,” where regional expressions and varying speech patterns become more uniform.
Why can’t some people lose their accent?
“Our brains really block us from hearing what we’re hearing. Until someone is taught to form the new sounds, they don’t hear them. That’s why a person can be in a country 30 to 40 years without losing their accent,” he said.
Is American accent the original British accent?
No, beacuse the American accent diverged from the original accent alongside the British accent and obtained it’s unique characteristics a long time after the original accent was evolved. There is also no such thing as the original accent as there where multiple accents in Britain before and after the colonisation of America.
How did we get a “American” accent?
The custom of the English language in the US was a result of British colonization, which commenced in North America in the 17th century and immigration occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries. The American accent thus developed into new dialects due to the influence of the British colonizers and immigrants from Germany, Africa, and Dutch.
Do Americans have accent?
Most Americans don’t think they have an accent, but if you’ve ever traveled around the country, you’ll hear different accents in every corner of the USA. We’ve got Southern drawls, Midwestern twangs, the hard to even describe Boston accent and countless others.