Yes, but depends on what you consider an accent. In colonial New York, most of the people spoke in British accent, which differs little today. There were Spanish, Dutch, and German people too, so they brought their accents into the area.
Perhaps, but 170 languages are spoken in NYC and 36 percent of its resident are foreign born. Little seems to have changed since colonial America. Few Americans believe that they have an accent of any kind.
Most do.
Well, that would depend on the person asking who actually had the accent.
No most of them just talk proper.
Annie is set during the Great Depression in New York City. Accents used would be from the wealthy and poor who lived in New York during that era.
There are a wide variety of areas within the United States that are known to have people with different accents. The people of Boston, New York City, and New Jersey, for example, typically have distinctive accents. The same can be said for individuals from southern states such as Texas or Louisiana.
There are actually several different British accents. Think of the United States. People from New York and Alabama have different accents even though they're from the same country.
Sounds like you don't have one It's like telling someone who traveled to Chicago who is in New York with a New York accent telling them "You have a New York accent. Cool" They will be like "What? New York accent?" Then they will say "Well, you have a Chicago accent." Thats me! 👍🏼(me) I will say "What? Chicago accent? Accents? I don't have an accent at all" The people in New York will say "Me neither!"
Yes, not only compared to how other countries (Brittan, Ireland) talk, but how the whole country talks. For instance, people in New York and people in Louisiana or Texas, even I, as a Nevadan, have a slight accent like how I pronounce crayon CRAN, accents are everywere, not many people talk the same.
New york
They never were. Accents are remains of the old languages that people used to speak long time ago. Moreover, France is large enough to develop their own accent in its different parts. It is just like Californian accent and the new-york's one
British people may perceive American accents as diverse and varying based on region. Commonly, American accents are described as sounding clear, assertive, and energetic compared to British accents. Some British individuals may associate American accents with Hollywood films, TV shows, or specific regions like New York or Texas.
The British accents are spelled the same as American accents. The New England accents are spelled different than American accents.
The people of New York are New Yorkers.
Well, in the early 20th and 19th century Italians and Irish people moved to the regions of Philadelphia, New Jersey, and especially New York. They talked in a certain way, and had a hard time pronouncing things in American dialect. They pronounce things certain ways, and accents (some passed down)
Yes, Dutch people have accents that vary based on the region of the Netherlands they are from. Some common accents are from regions like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Limburg, each with distinct pronunciation and intonation patterns.