Do people from Illinois have a country accent?

Do people from Illinois have a country accent?

South of Chicago, Illinoisans speak with a distinctive Midland accent and a lexicon all their own. Downstate, folks speak with a Midland accent, which is also heard in southern Indiana, southern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, the regions from which Central Illinois was settled.

Which state has the most neutral accent?

So the West Coast, the Central Midwest, and Alaska still have some accent, but still the most neutral in the U.S. California/midwest.

Is the Chicago accent real?

It’s called the Chicago accent, but not everyone born in Chicago has it. Chicago is actually home to two – maybe even three – major dialects: “Chicago” English, African American English, and (possibly) an emerging Latino dialect.

Does Illinois have Southern accents?

Being from SE Missouri, the real southern accent (on the west side of the state) really becomes noticeably more common than the midwestern accent once one crosses over into Alexander County. The southern 3 counties in Illinois aren’t midwestern at all.

Does central Illinois have an accent?

Here in central Illinois, it’s a mix of everything. Since this is the Capital City, there are people here from all over the state. Most long-timers here have the more neutral, Midwestern accent that you hear newscasters adopt.

What state has the strongest accent?

According to Americans, the place in the US with the strongest accent is Boston, with 23\% of people choosing this response. Another 16\% say the Southern coast has the strongest regional accent, while New York and Texas were tied, with 13\% saying these states had the strongest accents.

What is the Chicago accent called?

What we call a “Chicago accent” is actually called the Inland North American dialect. This encompasses the major cities around the Great Lakes. The dialect used to be considered the standard American accent until the region experienced a vowel shift, now called the North Cities Vowel Shift.

What Do Illinois people say?

58.12\% of Illinoisans pronounce “Been” as “Bin.” 35.12\% say it like “Ben.” 59.55\% pronounce “Caramel” as “Car-ml.” 18.95\% pronounce it as “Carra-ml.” 16.1\% use both. 64.66\% of us pronounce “Coupon” as “Coo-pon.” 33.43\% say “Cyoo-pon.” 53.68\% of Illinoisans pronounce “Crayon” as “Cray-ahn.” 25.33\% say “Cran.”