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Southern Language -- Part 3

Alabama Public Radio
Published December 18, 2008 at 5:36 AM CST

By Jason Norris, Alabama Public Radio

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-804302.mp3

Tuscaloosa, AL – When you hear a southern accent, do you cringe? In his final report, Jason Norris considers why the southern dialect seems to have less respect than other regional ways of speaking, even among some southerners.
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