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how are accents formed?

Freiheit · 2011-10-03 13:14:28

Just heard an American deaf lady speak she still did so with an American accent,despite never having heard. So why then do people in a certain geographical area speak with a similar accent? If it was purely through interaction with others surely a born deaf person wouldn't have an accent? how though could a specific…

03-10-2011 02:14PM

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Just heard an American deaf lady speak she still did so with an American accent,despite never having heard. So why then do people in a certain geographical area speak with a similar accent? If it was purely through interaction with others surely a born deaf person wouldn't have an accent? how though could a specific geographic area affect a voice?.

Thoughts?.

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