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American Southern Soft-R Accents

American Southern: Soft-R Accent

Southern: Soft-R is a classic accent that is not as common today, with the R-sound dropped after vowels. It's what you often hear in plays by Tennessee Williams and others - and Hollywood gets it wrong all the time!
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American Southern: Soft-R Accent Learning Materials

  • The Soft-R Southern materials include recordings of Accent Help coaches Kate DeVore & Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent, including leading you through a monologue using the accent.
  • You also get hours of recordings of native speakers, along with transcripts of their conversations.
  • You'll get instant access to all of the recordings, the written materials, and a downloadable PDF "cheat sheet" for the accent.
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Driving Miss Daisy, Crimes of the Heart and lots of other plays. You also hear it in films like In the Heat of the Night and from people like Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
  • You'll have instant access to all of the materials via your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also automatically get future updates for free!

 

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American Southern: Soft-R Learning the Accent

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

Native Speakers Vol 1: Atlantic

  1. Georgia Female
  2. Georgia Female
  3. Savannah GA Male
  4. North Carolina Female
  5. Lexington SC Female
  6. Lexington SC Male
  7. Columbia SC Female
  8. Charleston SC Male & Female
  9. Charleston SC Female
  10. Charleston SC & Jacksonville FL Male
  11. Saluda SC Male
  12. Batesburg-Leesville SC Male
  13. Lodge SC Female
  14. Jesup GA Male

Native Speakers Vol 2: Gulf

  1. Mississippi Male
  2. Kiln MS Female
  3. Biloxi MS Female
  4. Bay St Louis MS Female
  5. Montgomery AL Male
  6. Cullman AL Female
  7. Eupora MS Male
  8. Anniston AL Female

Native Speakers Vol 3: Inland

  1. Somerville TN Female
  2. Somerville TN 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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