Hello TIPSters, A student asked me why children don't always have the same accent as their parents, particularly in the case of parents who are second-language learners. A follow-up question from the class is why siblings who are raised together don't always have the same accents -- for example, a family moves from Chicago to Arkansas (like mine did) and the youngest child is the only sibling that does NOT have a typical "Southern" accent. Is there a neurological explanation for this, or are these primarily environmental effects? Julie
Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Special Assistant to the Dean El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: jpen...@epcc.edu webpage: http://dnn.epcc.edu/facultywebpages/jpenley --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8644 or send a blank email to leave-8644-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
