Texas English
Unapologetically Southern
Play videoIn this video, Chad Prather, a man who identifies himself as a Southern Gentleman. "Rants" in defense of his southern "accent" or dialect. Here we can see a man defending his own way of communication against attacks (in the form of social media messages and comments) from people who hold the language ideology that his accent proves that he is not intelligent.
Texans trying to pronounce Wisconsin city names
Play videoA fun little video about different pronunciations between Texas and Wisconsin. (note: some of the city names are hard to pronounce for Wisconsinites too).
American Tongues: How they talk in KY, OH, and TX
Play videoAn excerpt from the documentary American Tongues profiling speech in three states: Kentucky, Ohio, and Texas.