Have you ever wondered why accents exist? Accents are one of the things in life that I find fascinating. When meeting someone from a different region, their accent is one of the first things that I notice. At these moments, I start to question why accents even exist. What are the purposes of accents? Do I have an accent? These questions are what I think about every time I come across the thought of accents.
So I started my quest of learning about accents by looking it up on my home computer. So many websites showed up. Apparently I am not the only person who finds accents interesting. I clicked on Why do we have accents? and found an extremely informative video. The man in the video says that the purpose of accents, in earlier times, was to tell whether or not a stranger was from your area of not and if the person was a threat. Not only was this used to distinguish an enemy from a friend way back then but today, we use the accents of those we meet to at least have some idea of where they are from.
In the video, I also found out that even within a city, the accents can vary. For example, the different accents that are present in New York are related to a certain region of that city. Accents vary between person to person as well. Everyone’s mouth, teeth and throat are shaped differently and even though some children sound like their parents, as I do (especially on the phone), each person has their own unique way of speaking/ accent.
Many other questions are answered in the video and I encouraged you to watch it :). Now that I have brought up the subject of accents, I must ask; What is your favorite type of accent?
So I started my quest of learning about accents by looking it up on my home computer. So many websites showed up. Apparently I am not the only person who finds accents interesting. I clicked on Why do we have accents? and found an extremely informative video. The man in the video says that the purpose of accents, in earlier times, was to tell whether or not a stranger was from your area of not and if the person was a threat. Not only was this used to distinguish an enemy from a friend way back then but today, we use the accents of those we meet to at least have some idea of where they are from.
In the video, I also found out that even within a city, the accents can vary. For example, the different accents that are present in New York are related to a certain region of that city. Accents vary between person to person as well. Everyone’s mouth, teeth and throat are shaped differently and even though some children sound like their parents, as I do (especially on the phone), each person has their own unique way of speaking/ accent.
Many other questions are answered in the video and I encouraged you to watch it :). Now that I have brought up the subject of accents, I must ask; What is your favorite type of accent?