I don't know.
Michael
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From: "Penley, Julie" <[email protected]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:30 PM
Subject: [tips] language and accents
Hello TIPSters,
A student asked me why children don't always have the same accent as their
parents, particularly in the case of parents who are second-language
learners. A follow-up question from the class is why siblings who are raised
together don't always have the same accents -- for example, a family moves
from Chicago to Arkansas (like mine did) and the youngest child is the only
sibling that does NOT have a typical "Southern" accent. Is there a
neurological explanation for this, or are these primarily environmental
effects?
Julie
Julie A. Penley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Special Assistant to the Dean
El Paso Community College
PO Box 20500
El Paso, TX 79998-0500
Office phone: (915) 831-3210
Department fax: (915) 831-2324
email: [email protected]
webpage: http://dnn.epcc.edu/facultywebpages/jpenley
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