The fact that the accents of the youth are being Americanized pisses off a lot of old people who complain CONSTANTLY about it.
Also a lot of young white people here use AAVE for some reason
This applies to basically all of Europe and the entire Anglosphere, which is why I find it doubtful that Americanization of youth speech in Ireland is considerably more thorough and advanced than Americanization of youth speech in every single other country where the exact same dynamic plays out. Like I wouldn’t question that it’s a common sentiment in Dublin that young people “talk like Yankees”, and I completely believe that old people complain about it, but all that that really shows is attitudes towards how young people talk — not how young people actually talk in fact, nor why young people talk the way they do. So if you can find a recording of a Dubliner who talks like an American, then please send me a link to a video or audio file so I can judge for myself. For that matter I want to know how the people who talk like Americans understand their own speech, do they themselves see it as Americanized?
But this reminds me, actually: I used to think Gilbert O’Sullivan was from the Deep South due to his singing voice in his greatest hits; his musical style probably primed me to hear him that way. He’s 78 years old now and absolutely does not sound Yankee when speaking, only when singing.
News sites are terrible if you want to find good science, but these fluffy articles give a good impression of the phenomenon you’re talking about, right?
This applies to basically all of Europe and the entire Anglosphere, which is why I find it doubtful that Americanization of youth speech in Ireland is considerably more thorough and advanced than Americanization of youth speech in every single other country where the exact same dynamic plays out. Like I wouldn’t question that it’s a common sentiment in Dublin that young people “talk like Yankees”, and I completely believe that old people complain about it, but all that that really shows is attitudes towards how young people talk — not how young people actually talk in fact, nor why young people talk the way they do. So if you can find a recording of a Dubliner who talks like an American, then please send me a link to a video or audio file so I can judge for myself. For that matter I want to know how the people who talk like Americans understand their own speech, do they themselves see it as Americanized?
But this reminds me, actually: I used to think Gilbert O’Sullivan was from the Deep South due to his singing voice in his greatest hits; his musical style probably primed me to hear him that way. He’s 78 years old now and absolutely does not sound Yankee when speaking, only when singing.
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News sites are terrible if you want to find good science, but these fluffy articles give a good impression of the phenomenon you’re talking about, right?