... even they were born and grew up in the US? Really I have no clue. Please help my europaen ears to understnad that. Thanks! :)
2007-03-27 22:29:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
How a person speaks has nothing to do with genetics. Language, that is, how you sound when you speak is a cultural phenomena. Even people living in a small country such as Norway, with a population of around four million, has various dialects. When you consider the population and size of these United States you can imagine that there has to be various dialects. People who grew up in the greater New York City area can often distinguish between Brooklynese and a Jersey City accent. Imagine the difference then between a white kid from North Dakota and a black one from South Central LA.
2007-03-27 23:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by tartu2222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason Americans speak english differently for Irish, or New Yorkers speak distinctly from southerners. People from similiar backgrounds and/or regions are known to share dialects. I'll leave the precise scientific explanation for this to an expert.
2007-03-28 05:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by kirbyguy44 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Different dialects. Plus it may be how we want to hear someone speak...
2007-03-28 08:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by gone 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because of their genes. All americans speak differently to. At some point you could trace them back to Africa and that is where their accents come from even if it was hundreds of years ago.
2007-03-28 05:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
maybe the parents, relatives or friends have some influences
2007-03-28 05:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lil_Ron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋