Is the Southern accent dying? What a UGA linguistics professor says

One of the researchers who's been on the forefront of tracking the trend of the Southern accent's fade spoke to 11Alive's Dan ...
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The Fading Southern Accent: How Culture, Race, and Change Are Rewriting the South | WATCH

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...
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20 actors whose Southern accents are real

If you thought Reese Witherspoon’s Tennessee accent was spot-on as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line,” you were right – she grew up in Nashville. Actors often work hard to lose Southern accents – ...
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Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...
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Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Southern accent, which has many variations, is fading in some areas of the South as people migrate to the region from other ...