LWB250 wrote:
Hursty would be interested to know that linguists claim the basis for the southern accent is directly attributed to the presence of the slaves. That is, the white people altered their language and diction due to interaction with the slaves. Research has shown that the areas where the "southern" accent is most prevalent were also the areas with some of the highest concentrations of slave labor.
Interesting. I knew a black guy from Mississippi who was trilingual. He spoke North, South, and Ebonics. I usually couldn't tell the difference between Tom's Ebonics and his Southern.
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