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The origin of the British accent

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  • Old English : norse invasion & Norman conquests influence
  • GREAT VOWELS SHIFT (15th century)
  • alteration of long vowels pronunciation : time -> teem or house -> hoos. Middle english -> early modern English
  • Upper classes accent ≠ sourthern England accent -> Received Pronunciation (Queen's English)
  • Nowadays : Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, West Country

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The origin of the American accent

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~ British colonization~17th/18th century~Migrations of American colony. ~ Expansion and mixture

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