Where do accents come from?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
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How Do You Do Different Accents?
Your accent tells the story of you, who your ancestors are, all the places they lived and where they moved. The shapes that the mouth and the jaw and the tongue and the lips make is also an integral part of an accent. There's no such thing as a "accent x" because there're no accents r or. Ultimately, we can draw big circles around groups of people, but ultimately they're a really individual thing,. They're so tied to identity and every aspect of our felt identity and group belonging.
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