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Mid-Atlantic accent or Transatlantic accent may refer to: Good American Speech, a consciously learned American accent incorporating British features, mostly associated with early 20th-century actors and announcers; Northeastern elite accent, an accent of the Northeastern elite of the United States born between the 19th century and early 20th ...
It has increasingly become known as a Mid-Atlantic accent, [7] [4] [5] or Transatlantic accent, [11] [6] [2] terms that refer to its perceived mixture of American and British features. In specifically theatrical contexts, it is also sometimes known by names like American Theatre Standard [ 10 ] [ 8 ] or American stage speech . [ 12 ]
Both types of accent are most commonly labeled a Mid-Atlantic accent [8] [9] or Transatlantic accent. On the other hand, the linguist Geoff Lindsey argues that many Northern elite accents were not explicitly taught but rather persisted naturally among the upper class; [ 10 ] the linguist John McWhorter expresses a middle-ground possibility.
This accent corresponds in its time-frame and in much of its sound with a cultivated transatlantic accent promoted in theatrical and elocution courses in the same era. [ 25 ] Inland Northern American English
Whereas the British McKenzie takes on a harsh Bostonian accent for the role, Hathaway adopts Rebecca’s acquired transatlantic speech (“the kind of accent you hear in old movies,” Eileen ...
The accents spoken here share the Canadian raising of /aɪ/ as well as often /aʊ/, but they also possess the cot-caught merger, which is not associated with rest of "the North". Most famously, Northern New England accents (with the exception of Northwestern New England, much of southern New Hampshire, and Martha's Vineyard) are often non-rhotic.
Anderson can effortlessly use both an American and a British accent because she spent time in both countries growing up. She was born in Chicago and moved to London at age 5, according to The ...
Chelsea Lazkani's accent is real, but it's trending on social media. The Selling Sunset star weighs in on her English accent and why she forgets it's there.