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New Orleans Accents

New Orleans Yat Accent

New Orleans accents are somewhat a-typical for the south, and are sometimes mistaken for New York. New Orleans accents are often called Yat or Y'at because of the phrase "Where y'at?" meaning "How are you?" You're doing great if you're in the Crescent City...
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New Orleans "Yat" Accent Learning Materials

  • The New Orleans accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent. Jim also leads you through practicing the Yat accent with a monologue.
  • Jim gathered numerous native speaker recordings during trips to New Orleans - bringing the experience back to you her. You'll get transcripts of their conversations so that you can follow along as you listen.
  • You'll get immediate access to the audio and written materials, along with a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent.
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of A Streetcar Named Desire and other plays. You also hear it in documentaries like When the Levees Broke and Yeah You Rite.
  • You'll instantly be able to use the materials on your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free! 
     

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New Orleans: 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
  11. New Orleans Black Male Practice

Native Speakers:

  1. Chalmette White Female
  2. White/Hispanic Male
  3. “Terlet” White Female
  4. “Race Car” White Male (profanity)
  5. “Oyster” White Male
  6. “Yat” White Male
  7. Uptown Black Female
  8. Lower Ninth Ward Black Female
  9. Westwego White Female
  10. Chalmette White Female
  11. NOLA East White Female
  12. Arabi White Female
  13. Lake View White Males & Females Family
  14. NOLA East Black Male
  15. New Orleans Black Male
  16. New Orleans Black 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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