Is the GA Southern drawl a dying accent? Here’s what a new study has found

Although it may not seem like it when you’re talking to your grandparents, or me for that matter, but the classic Southern ...
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Are Southern accents disappearing? Linguists say yes

Let's talk about accents for a moment. RALPH BRABHAM: OK. I'm Ralph Brabham, and I'm talking with my mom. JANE BRABHAM: I'm Jane Brabham, and I was born in Greensboro, N.C. R BRABHAM: So I grew up in ...
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How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides

One popular theory dates back to the American Civil War. Before the Civil War, the South did not have nearly as much linguistic variation as it does today. Back then, the Southern accent was heavily ...
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The Fading Southern Accent: How Culture, Race, and Change Are Rewriting the South | WATCH

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...