"Lawng Island Iced Tea": Accents in Fanfiction

A Long Island, New York native speaker discusses her perception of her own accent through the lens of a short Pokemon fanfic. For context if you're unfamiliar with the Pokemon games: Unova is the Pokemon equivalent of New York, and Galar is based on the UK, and have matching accents. [Published on 12-27-2023]

Posted by Ezra Scheuermann on February 14, 2024

Tags:
New York City English;
Accent;
Stigma;
r vocalization

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