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The odd accent of Tangier VA - American Tongues episode #3

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What it is

A clip from the documentary American Tongues about the isolated Tangier Island, Virginia, whose dialect is among the most unusual in the US. It is often said to resemble speech from centuries ago.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as the standard audio example of the Tangier accent in discussions of archaic or colonial-era English.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “This might be an interesting video”

    Tangier VA residents still speak English from 1600s settlement

    louhong, 2013-01 · Recommendation · in “When Did Americans Lose Their British Accents?”

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Topics: tangier island, accents, dialects, linguistics, american tongues

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