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California Accents

California Accents

The stereotypical Southern California accent is the "Valley Girl" or "Surfer Dude" sound, but elements of this accent are also in many California accents. From Southern California, all up along the coast, you can hear many similarities, bro, and that's, like, what these materials cover, dude!
$30.00
$30.00

California Accent Learning Materials

  • The California accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent, along with tracks of Jim leading you through a practice monologue in the accent. 
  • You'll get recordings of native speakers, along with transcripts so that you can follow along with their conversations.
  • You'll get instant access to the audio and written materials, along with a downloadable PDF "cheat sheet" for the accent.
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of The Graduate and other plays. You also hear it in films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and Valley Girl.
  • These materials focus on the stereotypical "Valley Girl" or "Surfer Dude" accents of Southern California, though there are many elements of this stronger accent that carry over into accents up and down the coast.  
  • You'll have immediate access to the materials via your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free!



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California: Learning the Accent

  1. History & Social Context
  2. Placement
  3. Intonation
  4. Helpful Hints
  5. Consonants
  6. Vowels
  7. Diphthongs
  8. Practice Sentences
  9. Practice Monologue

Native Speakers Vol 1: California

  1. San Fernando Valley CA Male
  2. Manhattan Beach CA Male
  3. Malibu CA Male
  4. Cambria CA Female
  5. Anaheim CA Male
  6. Culver City CA Male
  7. Whittier CA Female
  8. Bakersfield CA Female
  9. Clovis CA Female
  10. Napa & Venice Beach CA Male
  11. Mountain View Silicon Valley CA Male
  12. Los Angeles & San Francisco CA Male
  13. Oakland CA Female
  14. San Diego CA Female
  15. Burbank CA Male
  16. Lincoln Heights LA CA Female
  17. Blythe CA Female
  18. Joshua Tree CA Female
  19. Colton CA Female
  20. Murrieta CA Male

Native Speakers Vol 2: California

  1. Beaumont CA Female
  2. San Jacinto CA Male
  3. Vista CA Female
  4. Escondido CA Female
  5. Hemet CA Male
  6. Long Beach CA Male
  7. Los Angeles CA Female
  8. Riverside CA Female
  9. Beaumont CA Female
  10. San Bernardino CA Female
  11. Victorville CA Female
  12. Palmdale CA Female
  13. Inland Empire CA Female
  14. San Diego CA Female
  15. Alpine CA Male
  16. Brawley CA AA Female
  17. Needles CA Male
  18. Fairfield CA Male
  19. Santa Rosa CA Male


Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list of words and The Rainbow Passage.

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