Language as a medium of communication is something in which many of us do not speak. We speak an average of 15,000 words every day in conversation with families, colleagues, or as part of a business presentation. Nevertheless, the spoken language is not just something created immediately by a scholar or intellect. So, I mentioned […]

Where Does the Southern Accent Come From? There are many little things that make up the different Southern dialects.  The thing that people notice most often is the southern drawl.  Drawl mostly means that the sounds are drawn out, especially vowel sounds, but sometimes includes an extra schwa sound in some pronunciations. But there is […]