Is accent genetics?

[thenewestmember]

I think it is.

[XenophobicPrussian]

You're trolling but there actually might be something to it.

Black/Hispanic Americans are the best example. It's really easy for me to tell if a Pakistani or black that was born and raised in England is speaking without looking at them, then again the west is still pretty segregated and specific dialects can form because of this, so still might be entirely cultural.

[Peterski]

But for example Izu Ugonoh speaks perfect Polish with no exotic accent:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2SU5fVDMvQ

[Rgvgjhvv]

:lol:

[Luso]

IQ is more genetic and it seems you got the lower spectrum. No offense of course.

[Rabbit Hole]

IQ is more genetic and it seems you got the lower spectrum. No offense of course.

He's at it again isn't he? Lol.

[Leto]

You're trolling but there actually might be something to it.

Black/Hispanic Americans are the best example. It's really easy for me to tell if a Pakistani or black that was born and raised in England is speaking without looking at them, then again the west is still pretty segregated and specific dialects can form because of this, so still might be entirely cultural.
You think British Blacks and Asians speak different from the white British even if they were born in England and went to school there?

[Senpai]

Accent isn't, but voice is.

Different physiology.

[Rocinante]

Georgians have some mongol-like accent, maybe due the mongolian invasion.

[InfamousAngel99]

I don't think you're serious, but let me just say this:
No, it's not genetics. It depends on the area you're living in and where your parents are from (and if they've retained the accent from the area they're from).
For example, my friend was born in the U.S., but her parents are from India and they have retained their original accent because they moved to the U.S. in their late adult years. Because of this, her accent sounds slightly different from the accent of her peers, but not by much.

[Rabbit Hole]

Georgians have some mongol-like accent, maybe due the mongolian invasion.

Yes they do lol Stalin looks a bit this way.

[Leto]

I don't think you're serious, but let me just say this:
No, it's not genetics. It depends on the area you're living in and where your parents are from (and if they've retained the accent from the area they're from).
For example, my friend was born in the U.S., but her parents are from India and they have retained their original accent because they moved to the U.S. in their late adult years. Because of this, her accent sounds slightly different from the accent of her peers, but not by much.
Which Indian language do they speak at home?

[Leto]

Georgia is nearly zero Mongoloid and linguistically completely unrelated to any Central or East Asian population.

[zodzod]

Georgia is nearly zero Mongoloid and linguistically completely unrelated to any Central or East Asian population.

That's true (Stalin being the exception lol)

[Rabbit Hole]

Georgia is nearly zero Mongoloid and linguistically completely unrelated to any Central or East Asian population.

That's not true apart from the laz it's pretty dominant.

[Rabbit Hole]

That's true (Stalin being the exception lol)

Stalin is Georgian Jew anyway lol

[Leto]

That's true (Stalin being the exception lol)
Well, his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva was actually red-haired with blue eyes. Her mother was Russian with some German, I believe (not Jewish as some claim).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Alliluyeva

[zodzod]

Well, his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva was actually red-haired with blue eyes. Her mother was Russian with some German, I believe (not Jewish as some claim).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Alliluyeva

That doesn't really mean anything though. Red hair is a recessive trait, as long as both sides have it in there family (distant ancestors included) the child may have red hair (same is true for blonde hair too). Albeit this occurring is pretty rare.

[GerudoValley]

Mainly yeah but through practice you can erase it

[Davystayn]

I agree, in so much as culture is a factor too. Certainly the different American accents bear this out, the New York accntt for example, the way of speaking etc.

Understand celtic origin can be the reason for the england west country accent (the farmer/pirate one), which is so different to midlands, north and east, that all have their own, very different accents.

Australian accent seems to come from cockney and Irish somehow

[Chris596]

Of course not. I'm half székely and I talk like ,,regular'' Hungarians. It depends on your environment and where you grow up, at least this is what I think. I also know many more székelys in Hungary and all of them talk like actually people from Hungary.

If you don't know how székely accent sounds like, check out this video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKfxJsqYu0Y

[Roy]

But for example Izu Ugonoh speaks perfect Polish with no exotic accent:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2SU5fVDMvQ

I remember once watching an interview with a table tennis player from China representing Poland who would speak great Polish (grammar, vocabulary & pronunciation). The guy only started learning Polish as an adult.

[Peterski]

I remember once watching an interview with a table tennis player with Chinese representing Polish who would speak great Polish (grammar, vocabulary & pronunciation). The guy only started learning Polish as an adult.

Mongolian:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsL2WKX-mpM