The California accent. In pop culture, its one of a few things: The long, slow drawl of the surfer, or how a valley girl ends her sentences, or the slang of East L.A. But cmon, Californians dont really have an accent or dialect. Its for a project called Voices of California.

Do Californians have a accent?

Their accent is indeed similar to General American, meaning it sounds to American ears like it isnt an accent at all. Everyone has an accent, however. As with most accents, the vowels are what really set Californians apart. The California vowel shift is part of a larger pattern among the youths in North America.

What is California accent called?

Other documented California English includes a country accent associated with rural and inland white Californians, an older accent once spoken by Irish Americans in San Francisco, and distinctly Californian varieties of Chicano English associated with Mexican Americans.

Where did the California accent come from?

Parts of the dialect differences likely come from patterns of migration into California. People living in the Central Valley may have more Southern-sounding speech than people who live on the coast, largely because of farmers who moved to the Central Valley from Oklahoma during the Great Depression.

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What accent do guys like the most?

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Are Californians friendly?

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