"The Word Finder commissioned a survey of more than 3,000 Americans asking a simple but poignant question: Which regional accents across the United States are people vocalizing less often? The Big Apple dialect came in at #12. It's not the worst ranking to have, but is it the best? Fuhgeddaboudit! Folks in other regions are losing their vocal touch at a faster rate than New Yorkers."
"About 70% of surveyed parents said they would prefer their children speak general American, while only 30% want their kids to inherit the local accent. Ironically, when the same group was asked whether the government should fund dialect-preservation efforts, more than half said yes. In other words, people want their kids to sound neutral, but they still want the culture preserved."
A survey of 3,042 Americans asked which regional accents and slang people use less, hear less, or have stopped saying entirely. The New York City accent ranked 12th in decline, remaining more resilient than many other regional voices but showing quiet disappearance from everyday speech. Accents from Appalachia, the South, and Louisiana showed greater loss. Parents influence accent transmission: about 70% of surveyed parents prefer their children speak general American, while only 30% want local accents passed down. More than half of respondents support funding for dialect preservation. Accents are valued as cultural heirlooms, yet often trimmed to help individuals blend in socially.
Read at www.amny.com
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