Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One) | WIRED

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik and a host of other linguists and language experts (Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, and Kalina Newmark), take a look at some of the most interesting and distinct accents around the country. Host: Erik Singer Director: Alice Roth Producer: Alyssa Marino & Erik Singer Director of Photography Charlie Jordan Production Manager: Morgan Winters Editor: Brady Jackson and Justin Sloan Post Production Manager: Nick Ascanio Head of Programming for WIRED: Chris Conti Linguists & Language Experts: Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, & Kalina Newmark Dialect demonstrations: Amani Dorn NYC accent demonstration courtesy of La Tasha Stephens Latinx Light L demonstration courtesy of International Dialects of English Archive DC accent demonstration courtesy of International Dialects of English Archive North Carolina accent demonstrations courtesy of The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina Special thanks to: Reg Charging Zachary Cooper Justin McBride Eliza Simpson James N. Stanford Pamela Vanderway Nacole Walker Dr. Walt Wolfram International Dialects of English Archive The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina The American Dialect Society: Dictionary of American Regional English and Field Recordings: Indigenous North American accents: African American Language: New York Latino English: ~mnewman/Site/ Appalachian English North Carolina accent and dialect variation: Learning the tools and skills needed to be good at teaching or doing accents: Language variation and education: Language discrimination and racism: Other sources for accents: 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Pilgrims 02:45 - Boston 2:58 - Rhode Island 3:25 - New York City 4:31 - African American English Varieties 7:17 - New York Latino English 8:26 - The On Line 9:27 - DC 10:24 - Pittsburgh 10:55 - Virginia 11:27 - North Carolina 12:00 - Appalachia 13:40 - The Outer Banks 15:19 - Lumbee English 16:02 - “General American“ 16:45 - Gullah / Geechee Language & Accent 19:20 - Piney Woods Belt 21:21 - Outro Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►► Facebook ►► Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.