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This is super interesting and I have many thoughts about it. atlasobscura.com/articles/why-linguists-are-fascinated-by-the-american-jewish-accentOn twitter.com
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Oh, you want I should share some of those thoughts?Permalink On twitter.com
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None of my family came through NY, and I’m 3rd gen N․Am-native. 2.5-gen midwest raised. I don’t sound like I’m from NYC. And that’s all.Permalink On twitter.com
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That Yiddish word order and Jewish intonation are performative among young people agrees with my experience.Permalink On twitter.com
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One of the more interesting features of Modern Orthodox (and Yeshivish?) is that /d/ is more dental as opposed to palatal. Not discussed.Permalink On twitter.com
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Hesitation click is Jewish? From Israeli Hebrew? I hear it in American English speakers of many ethnicities, but almost exclusively women.Permalink On twitter.com