One of the researchers who's been on the forefront of tracking the trend of the Southern accent's fade spoke to 11Alive's Dan ...
In the American South, a linguistic transformation is quietly unfolding. The iconic Southern drawl is gradually fading among younger generations in Georgia, despite its long association with the state ...
A research study conducted by the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech revealed that Southern accents are undergoing a transformation. Dr. Jon Forrest, who spoke with WSBTV about the findings, ...
Jon Forrest, a UGA linguistics professor, spoke to 11Alive's Dan Kennedy about the disappearing Southern drawl.
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.