Comments on: UPDATE—“MICROACCENTS” IN FRANCE. http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/ Theories, observations, and articles Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LOCAL NAMES ON THE LANDSCAPE. | Pater Familias http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 LOCAL NAMES ON THE LANDSCAPE. | Pater Familias Mon, 25 May 2009 14:47:08 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/#comment-2509 [...] in Europe until late in the nineteenth century. For example, I posted here about how in France, a “pays” which had its own dialect might be “the area within which [...] [...] in Europe until late in the nineteenth century. For example, I posted here about how in France, a “pays” which had its own dialect might be “the area within which [...]

]]> By: Pater Familias » THE SOUND OF BELLS (COMMENT). http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Pater Familias » THE SOUND OF BELLS (COMMENT). Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:32:08 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/#comment-739 [...] SOUND OF BELLS (COMMENT). Annalisa commented here that, “I love to think of an area being defined by how well you could hear the church bell! Love [...] [...] SOUND OF BELLS (COMMENT). Annalisa commented here that, “I love to think of an area being defined by how well you could hear the church bell! Love [...]

]]> By: Annalisa http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Annalisa Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:40:11 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/11/27/update-microaccents-in-france/#comment-727 I love to think of an area being defined by how well you could hear the church bell! Love it. Living in Virginia is an opportunity for me to experience different accents. Lee's mother has a pretty different accent from most of the people I speak to daily and she grew up in Richmond, or the outskirts. My friend Patsy, who's lived in Danville her whole life, has a very distinctive accent--but identical to everyone else I met in Danville when I visited. I've only been told once that I had an accent, and that was by a college-aged boy who was from Portland, Oregon. Patsy says I speak "normally" and said she couldn't imitate the way I talk. I love to think of an area being defined by how well you could hear the church bell! Love it.

Living in Virginia is an opportunity for me to experience different accents. Lee’s mother has a pretty different accent from most of the people I speak to daily and she grew up in Richmond, or the outskirts. My friend Patsy, who’s lived in Danville her whole life, has a very distinctive accent–but identical to everyone else I met in Danville when I visited.

I’ve only been told once that I had an accent, and that was by a college-aged boy who was from Portland, Oregon. Patsy says I speak “normally” and said she couldn’t imitate the way I talk.

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