American Dialects & Accents

Dialect referred to as the "Boston Accent"

Key feature in Southern Accents, in which speech is slower and vowels are more stressed

Dialect which combines features of both Northern and Southern accents

Southern dialect which is generally considered to be "dying out" in modern times.

East coast accent which is highly diverse due to a rich history of immigrants

In more northern states, Western accents tend to sound more _________

Which dialects generally pronounce words ending in "en," "-im," and "-em" the same.

Dialect spoken throughout states such as: Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kansas, etc.

Name of the tour Harvard offers, which references the Boston Accent

Dialect that drop "-r" sounds at ends of syllables

Film which features the "Boston Accent"

Key feature in Western accents where "cot" and "caught" are pronounced the same

Where is Harvard University located?

A Civil War Movie that shows off the Coastal Southern Accent: