Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part 2) | WIRED

Dialect coach Erik Singer once again takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik, along with a host of other linguists and language experts, takes 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 DP: Charlie Jordan Production Manager: Morgan Winters Editor: Estan Esparza Post Production Manager: Nick Ascanio Head of Programming for WIRED: Chris Conti Linguists: Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, & Kalina Newmark Dialect demonstrations: Amani Dorn Oklahoma Indeginous Accent demonstration courtesy of Dennis Sixkiller Miami English Demonstration courtesy of Christopher Mendoza Native Lakota Accent Demonstration courtesy of Reg Charging Special thanks to: Pamela Vanderway Eliza Simpson James N. Stanford Nacole Walker Justin McBride Zachary Cooper Reg Charging International Dialects of English Archive The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina Dr. Walt Wolfram For more reading and resources check out: 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: Lots of accents: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Southern Louisiana 01:27 - Miami English 02:48 - New Orleans “Yat” 03:26 - Cajun 04:00 - Texas 05:35 - Oklahoma 06:38 - Ozarks 07:03 - Chicago 07:13 - Northern Cities Vowel Shift 09:27 - St. Louis & Memphis 09:55 - Minnesota 10:47 - Lakota, Dakota, Nakota 12:23 - Iowa 13:05 - The Rockies 13:32 - Utah 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.