In what way are accents fading? There is nothing similar to a nwalian and valleys accent.
Strangely, I was talking about this over xmas, about how my town’s pretty distinctive accent has all but died out. (Holyhead – Yeah- yeah, dol!) To have that distinctive speech pattern/accent, generally a person will be at least well into their late 50s/early 60s.
I’m sure it’s down to how people are exposed to other accents now though TV and social media, it’s very noticeable with the kids now. Americanisms like ‘trash’ , ‘candy’ , and ‘gas station’ etc and the accent is non existent
I was going to condemn this article as yet another collection of evidence-free anecdotes, but I see there *is* research pointing to accent changes in south-east Wales, which the authors attribute to commuting.
Personally, I suspect there’s more going on. In the case of Cardiff, the city today isn’t Frank Hennessy’s working class Kairdiff of the old docks and East Moors steelworks, it’s much more diverse with something like 30,000 students and 30-odd years of gentrification behind it.
>Watching episodes of George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations, I’m always struck by (or should that be cringed out by) Clarke’s use of “maRster bedroom” completely at odds with every other detail of his wonderful Sunderland accent. *shudder*
Geordies and Mackems have always pronounced it like that. Have you ever heard them say “Plaster”? It’s hilarious.
Well, what on earth do you expect with tablet kids watching American creators 24/7 along with hyperimmigration?
Accents die… that’s how it goes
Accents evolve, even mine sounds strange now I have left Wales, when I go back and listen to the locals my accent sounds stilted almost formal compared to those spoken by many of the locals.
A few of us on the South East Wales border work in England (Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire) and vice and verse.
I’ve only had a mild accent and it’s faded more over time, my wife tells me she’s never noticed my accent she met me when I was 21, I’m now 39.
When I lapse into my Welsh accent around family or old friends I feel like it’s fake even though it’s how I used to sound.
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In what way are accents fading? There is nothing similar to a nwalian and valleys accent.
Strangely, I was talking about this over xmas, about how my town’s pretty distinctive accent has all but died out. (Holyhead – Yeah- yeah, dol!) To have that distinctive speech pattern/accent, generally a person will be at least well into their late 50s/early 60s.
I’m sure it’s down to how people are exposed to other accents now though TV and social media, it’s very noticeable with the kids now. Americanisms like ‘trash’ , ‘candy’ , and ‘gas station’ etc and the accent is non existent
I was going to condemn this article as yet another collection of evidence-free anecdotes, but I see there *is* research pointing to accent changes in south-east Wales, which the authors attribute to commuting.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kd0edjl5po
Personally, I suspect there’s more going on. In the case of Cardiff, the city today isn’t Frank Hennessy’s working class Kairdiff of the old docks and East Moors steelworks, it’s much more diverse with something like 30,000 students and 30-odd years of gentrification behind it.
>Watching episodes of George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations, I’m always struck by (or should that be cringed out by) Clarke’s use of “maRster bedroom” completely at odds with every other detail of his wonderful Sunderland accent. *shudder*
Geordies and Mackems have always pronounced it like that. Have you ever heard them say “Plaster”? It’s hilarious.
Well, what on earth do you expect with tablet kids watching American creators 24/7 along with hyperimmigration?
Accents die… that’s how it goes
Accents evolve, even mine sounds strange now I have left Wales, when I go back and listen to the locals my accent sounds stilted almost formal compared to those spoken by many of the locals.
A few of us on the South East Wales border work in England (Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire) and vice and verse.
I’ve only had a mild accent and it’s faded more over time, my wife tells me she’s never noticed my accent she met me when I was 21, I’m now 39.
When I lapse into my Welsh accent around family or old friends I feel like it’s fake even though it’s how I used to sound.
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