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Sightly. Southern and West Coast Afram accents are the most similar, and most of the time are very difficult to be told apart.

For example: http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/video...2k34l3M2BQizhy

Without this individual stating he's from Cali, I would have just assumed he was a Afram from the

SMH, we think southern Aframs sound "country" Theres no unifying West Coast Afram accent here. Oakland Aframs sound different from LA Aframs. And it depends on class and nieghborhoods. But after NYC, West Coast Aframs sound the least Southern.

[prowsnobswend]

How did Ebonics originate?
And don't we already have a thread on this?

[soydaykam]

The answer is simple: if they grow up in a mostly African-American environment they will have that specific accent, otherwise they will speak in a more mainstream way. You can switch between different registers, and as an adult you will often need to do that, but the way you learned how to speak as a child will always be right beneath the surface.

This is true.

I listen to Mobb Deep and notice they sound no different from any other New Yorker.

You might be getting that impression because plenty of the New York non-blacks sound somewhat like blacks. When you hear NYHC artists talking in their songs, they usually sound like wiggers. It's a little ridiculous.

[RonPeeredob]

is it the most common afram accent?

[CicyHannyCeli]

is it the most common afram accent?

Nope, he sounds more wham than afram.

[Klorissana]

In high school, one substitute I had was an old white guy who literally sounded like he was black. He got made fun of for it, but it was awesome.

[ceagstuntee]

Nope, he sounds more wham than afram.

i was refering to the skinheahd mulattoe

[Mr Andrews]

Actually, this accent is more accurate for black Americans.

Starts @ 0:32



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How did Ebonics originate?
And don't we already have a thread on this?

This may help.

http://cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba/Ebonics.html

[Enjoymmsq]

i was refering to the skinheahd mulattoe

Of course, wasn't he the only one in the video aside from the British guy?

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Ax or Ask?

[Lhiistyssdds]

SMH, we think southern Aframs sound "country" Theres no unifying West Coast Afram accent here. Oakland Aframs sound different from LA Aframs. And it depends on class and nieghborhoods. But after NYC, West Coast Aframs sound the least Southern.

i don't think yall sound southern at all. idk where people get that shit. and yeah for the most part southern blacks (and people in general) talk country.

accents are regional and change depending on where you're from and who you grow up around mostly. there is no uniform accent for any race.


west coast


southern



do you see the difference?

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of course, i used the most ghettoest of examples though, not everyone talks like that.

[nTDsD0aU]

Even in the suburbs most black people still have a "black" accent. Sounding like an African American doesn't necessarily mean "ghetto". What I've noticed about african americans is that they tend to alternate the picth in their voice way more. For some reason, conversations with black people always seem more exciting. Other races tend to be a bit more monotone.

[gerturiotf]

Maybe you people do that in your hood...

I don't live in a neighborhood.

[irrascaft]

Even in the suburbs most black people still have a "black" accent. Sounding like an African American doesn't necessarily mean "ghetto". What I've noticed about african americans is that they tend to alternate the picth in their voice way more. For some reason, conversations with black people always seem more exciting. Other races tend to be a bit more monotone.

What is a black accent?

[GitaraMoya]

There are differences between vocal range, which affect intonation and can be physiological, and other factors like pronounciation and word usage that are learned characteristics of spoken accent.

[JOR4qxYH]

It depends on the location, and i lived in both regions, and the differences is apparent, east coast aframs vs west coast aframs, which is quite obvious. New York aframs sound similar to fellow new yorkers whether they middle class or not, however in the west coast it is some what different, it seems that the aframs here had retain a somewhat southern drawl, which is similar but different. However the south is in a different category all together whether black or white, however it depends on the area, cities within the south and individual states.



Russell simmon is a good example. Typical New York whether Black or White.

Old movie Gloria, not much a difference between the actress and russell simmons


Therefore it is regional.

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New Orleans, excuse the language

[CAxrrAYN]

Is it me or is that we have deeper voices than other races?

[RgtrsKfR]

Is it me or is that we have deeper voices than other races?

It is you, I have heard all kinds of voices coming from individuals, some deep, and some not so deep. Again, it depends on the individual

and Russell Simons voice is far from deep, in comparison to Barry White.

[CindyLavender]

They tend to speak slower and elongate their vowel sounds, like in the word "cusin" which they pronounce "cuuusin". Their accent is similar to the southern drawl you find in places like Alabama but more mellow.

I think it has something to do with their oral structure. They pronounce things differently than whites do because their oral structure is different.

[we0MA4MI]

No, not all African-Americans speak in that vernacular.

[kranfid]

I am no expert, but the few black Americans I met at college and University didn't have a specific "afram" accent. They just sounded "American".

One sounded like a blatant New Yorker whilst the other was more southern.