The Death of an Accent

Get started with Lingoda today, with my special code: TAYLOR50 for up to 50% off, at: https://try.lingoda.com/Taylor_BlackF... I recently saw someone worried about the death of the New York City accent, talking about how kids these days don't speak with an NYC accent even if they're from New York. But this born-and-bred New Yorker...didn't speak with a classic New York accent. Time to figure out what an accent even is, and reminisce about the classic New York accent, while looking at whether it's really DYING or just reinventing itself. For more on NYC accents, check out my video on Bill Labov's classic study of NYC department stores:    • Are we WRONG about most FAMOUS LINGUISTICS...   #linguistics #lingoda #NewYork #NYC #accents #NYCaccent #languagechange #sociolinguistics