Where do accents come from?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today we're looking at why there are so many different ways to pronounce the same words and where our accents come from. How did British and American accents become different? Why do some kids have different accents than their parents? We're going to answer these questions and find out how our accents tell the stories of our communities and our ancestors. Plus: A brand new mystery sound! This episode is sponsored by: Indeed (Indeed.com/BRAINSON - to start hiring now. Terms and conditions apply. Cost per application pricing not available for everyone.) Shopify (Shopify.com/brainson - for a free 14-day trial and full access to Shopify's entire suite of features) Outschool (Outschool.com/brains - save $15 on your child's first class) Bombas (Bombas.com/brainson - get 20% off your first purchase) Love Ur Self (LUSBrands.com - use promo code BRAINS to get 15% off your first purchase of $50 or more) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:06.3	Brains on. You're listening to Brains on. Where were serious about being curious? Brains on is
1:12.5	supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Now, you're going to translate
1:21.8	the following sentence. Let's go for a walk. Oh, I know this one. Thanks. I've been working on it.
1:31.3	Now, translate this. There's a bush. I'm going to pee on it. I know. That's a tough one.
1:43.0	Hey, Sandana, Penelope, poodle. What you doing? Hey, Molly, Hey, Sasha, I'm using these tapes to
1:49.6	work on my BSL. You're what? You know, BSL, barking as a second language. Penelope is helping me
1:56.3	work on my accent. I know. I know. It's terrible. But hey, your language is really hard, Penelope.
2:02.8	And I know I'm not even close to nailing the accent yet. Next, translate the following.
2:09.5	Please, can I have your peanut butters? Oh, I think it's. Wait, like this?
2:20.3	I think she's saying it more like. No, you missed pronouncing the second half. It's.
2:31.1	Nick. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, my dad.
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