Is the rapper Eminem's accent typical of that of white males in Detroit? He doesn't seem to have the NCVS,
Eminem's accent
I think I heard him say something that made me think he has the PIN-PEN merger. Does he have it?
No, he has a "black accent", one of the features of which is the pen-pin merger.
He puts on a black accent to appeal rap music lovers.
NCVS or Valspeak would not sound good in rap music
(although Gwen Stefani uses Valspeak in her rappish hip hop music)
NCVS or Valspeak would not sound good in rap music
(although Gwen Stefani uses Valspeak in her rappish hip hop music)
"He puts on a black accent to appeal rap music lovers. "
He does a better job at it than 1991 era Vanilla Ice.
He does a better job at it than 1991 era Vanilla Ice.
He doesn't really put on the accent. Judging from his background and his peers, I don't doubt that that is his native accent. Justin Timberlake has some features of this accent as well as do many whites who perform rap, R&B, etc. They have probably picked up features of it.
Yes, I was thinking that it does sound like the typical "wigger" accent,
and it does kinda sound forced too, like he's trying to suppress his whiteness or something.
He does seem to share at least one feature with the white accent of that region -- he has a nasal quality to his voice which from the little I've heard sounds typical of northerners.
<< NCVS or Valspeak would not sound good in rap music >>
I agree, obviously, but he puts on this accent all of the time, even when not rapping. This is probably just to maintain his image.
and it does kinda sound forced too, like he's trying to suppress his whiteness or something.
He does seem to share at least one feature with the white accent of that region -- he has a nasal quality to his voice which from the little I've heard sounds typical of northerners.
<< NCVS or Valspeak would not sound good in rap music >>
I agree, obviously, but he puts on this accent all of the time, even when not rapping. This is probably just to maintain his image.
Еminem's accent is real. He doesn't put it on. He just speaks like a black person because he grew up among black people.
<how come a white has a black accent?>
Do accents come in colours in the USA? How confusing!
Do accents come in colours in the USA? How confusing!
<< He sounds too nasal, almost like Fran Fine, the Nanny. >>
Yeah, I noticed that too. I think nasality is a trait of northern speech.
Yeah, I noticed that too. I think nasality is a trait of northern speech.
<<I think nasality is a trait of northern speech.>>
It has to do with the vowel-raising that's a feature of those dialects.
Vowel-raising, by its very nature, sounds nasal because the cavities in the mouth are more closed.
It has to do with the vowel-raising that's a feature of those dialects.
Vowel-raising, by its very nature, sounds nasal because the cavities in the mouth are more closed.
Apropos the subject of another thread:
You should hear the word "awesome" pronounced by a Northerner!!
You should hear the word "awesome" pronounced by a Northerner!!