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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. |
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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 ] Region. This region consists of the] area, parts of the ] of ], and parts of the eastern shore of Virginia. |
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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>. |
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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 Present-Day English or with that English of ] which was that of ].) Even within Early Modern English, there was immense variation among its speakers <ref>Wolfram, W, & Schilling-Estes, N. (2006). American English. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing.</ref>.. This variation could have been due to several factors such as geographic location, social class, age, race, etc within England itself. (Think of comparing an urban speaker from the Bronx and a rural speaker from Alabama. Both are clearly from very different geographic locations with very different linguistic influences.) |
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While the dialect of the region has evolved and changed over time, it is worth noting a distinct other in the group. The dialect of the small isolated island of ] in the ] is significantly unique in that it seems relatively untouched by linguistic evolution. It has been hypothesized that this dialect is the closest resemblance there is to the dialect of the original colonists. David L. Shores' book ''Tangier Island: place, people, and talk'' describes several aspects of the community that could possibly influence the |
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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 ]. |
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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 ]. |
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 , 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 Early Modern English. (This is not to be confused with the form of English spoken today known as Modern English or Present-Day English or with that English of Chaucer which was that of Middle English.) Even within Early Modern English, there was immense variation among its speakers .. This variation could have been due to several factors such as geographic location, social class, age, race, etc within England itself. (Think of comparing an urban speaker from the Bronx and a rural speaker from Alabama. Both are clearly from very different geographic locations with very different linguistic influences.)
While the dialect of the region has evolved and changed over time, it is worth noting a distinct other in the group. The dialect of the small isolated island of Tangier in the Chesapeake Bay is significantly unique in that it seems relatively untouched by linguistic evolution. It has been hypothesized that this dialect is the closest resemblance there is to the dialect of the original colonists. David L. Shores' book Tangier Island: place, people, and talk describes several aspects of the community that could possibly influence the