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| Tidewater Accent, also known as ] or the ] is a specific ] of ]. While the dialect is said to have roots up and down the eastern seaboard, it is primarily concentrated in the southeastern part of ] otherwise known as the ]. This region consists of the] area, parts of the ] of ], and parts of the eastern shore of Virginia. | |||
| This dialect of American English has evolved over a period of four hundred years from the English that was spoken by those who initially settled the area. Given that language is an entity that is constantly changing <ref>Lippi-Green, R. (1997). English with an Accent. New York, New York: Routledge.</ref>, it is accurate to say that the English of the colonists was much different than any variety of English being spoken today. The colonists who initially settled the Tidewater area spoke a variety of English known as ]. (This is not to be confused with the form of English spoken today known as ] or ] or with that English of ] which was that of ].) Even within Early Modern English, there was immense variation among its speakers. It is completely unrealistic to assume that everyone at the time spoke the same. That would be like saying that everyone who speaks American English speaks the same. We all know how inaccurate this is based solely on some distinct dialect groupings within our own nation. Take for example an ] speaker from ] and a ] speaker from ]. In comparing these two speakers, we would notice some distinct differences in their speech. This same concept of ] can be applied to the English spoken in ] during the Early Modern English period <ref>Wolfram, W, & Schilling-Estes, N. (2006). American English. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing.</ref>. | |||
| This accent was 'inherited' from the early ] settlers, and has evolved for 400 years in most of the region. A notable exception of interest to ]s is tiny isolated ] in the ] because its people speak a totally unique ] of ], hypothesized to be nearly unchanged since the days of its first occupation by English colonists. Each of the original surnames and several of the present surnames on the island originated in the ] particularly ]. | |||
| House is pronounced houes, <br> | |||
| Out is pronounced ouet, <br> | |||
| A Thousand is pronounced ah thoesend, <br> | |||
| Wipe is pronounced wahp, <br> | |||
| Wash is pronounced warsh, <br> | |||
| Store is pronounced stow, <br> | |||
| Water is pronounced wuter, <br> | |||
| Down is pronounced Douhn | |||
| Pencil is pronounced Puncil | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| * ^Lippi-Green, Rosina. (1997). ''English with an accent: Language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States''. New York: Routedge. | |||
| * ^Wolfram, W, & Schilling-Estes, N. (2006). American English. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. | |||
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