Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent

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"The distinctiveness of the accent heard in a place reflects that place’s isolation. It’s probably no coincidence that, as almost every place in the world has become less isolated, accents have become less distinctive."

"In these days of vanishing forms of regional speech, if you wanted to hear a new one coming into being, you’d have to go to the ends of the Earth — or one specific end of the Earth, anyway, as demonstrated not long ago by researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Taking and analyzing recordings made over the course of one winter, they discovered that a new accent has begun to take shape in English as spoken in Antarctica." (READ MORE)
 

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"The distinctiveness of the accent heard in a place reflects that place’s isolation. It’s probably no coincidence that, as almost every place in the world has become less isolated, accents have become less distinctive."

"In these days of vanishing forms of regional speech, if you wanted to hear a new one coming into being, you’d have to go to the ends of the Earth — or one specific end of the Earth, anyway, as demonstrated not long ago by researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Taking and analyzing recordings made over the course of one winter, they discovered that a new accent has begun to take shape in English as spoken in Antarctica." (READ MORE)
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Fascinating. I often wonder about accents and how they start.
 
@Joey The OP explains how this is happening, and there is more to read if you wish.

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"The distinctiveness of the accent heard in a place reflects that place’s isolation. It’s probably no coincidence that, as almost every place in the world has become less isolated, accents have become less distinctive."

"In these days of vanishing forms of regional speech, if you wanted to hear a new one coming into being, you’d have to go to the ends of the Earth — or one specific end of the Earth, anyway, as demonstrated not long ago by researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Taking and analyzing recordings made over the course of one winter, they discovered that a new accent has begun to take shape in English as spoken in Antarctica." (READ MORE)
 
I would scream differently too if I was falling off the bottom of the Earth.
You know it spins differently down there. No such thing as comfort either.
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You know, just think how long its been since you took a deep breath at -40F.
How about that Cold Turkish bath and the Game of Soccer in the snows.
You know, tis -14 to -27F. today. Thas a smoked Summer day for ya. Think
of a great bike ride on your HD too.
 

Languages of Antarctica (Great White South)​

"Various languages are spoken on the continent of Antarctica, most of which are non-native, brought from Europe or the Americas by colonizers; though the Native Antarctic indigenous languages are still spoken widely in the mostly native-populated country of Ognia."

"The most-spoken language of Antarctica is Russian, which is an official language of Bellinsgauzenia, New Devon, and Ognia. English is the most widespread language, officially spoken in the Balleny Islands, Eduarda, New Devon, New South Greenland, and the Ross Dependency. The continent's other major languages include German in New Swabia, French in Kerguelen, Norwegian and Swedish in Maudland, and Spanish in New South Greenland." READ MORE
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Antarctic English​

"In 1989, Australian writer Bernadette Hince travelled to Antarctica in order to study the vocabulary of scientists working there. She wrote about a variety of unique words that originated on the continent and were not used anywhere else on earth. In 2000, she published the Antarctic Dictionary, a book detailing the words found in the dialect."

"Antarctic English also has over 200 words for different types of ice. Words include tabulars (large flat-topped southern icebergs that break off from the Antarctic ice sheet and are usually over 16 km or 10 mi long), and growlers (underwater decaying icebergs roughly the size of a house).[2] The tourism industry has terms for different types of tourist encounters, such as Kodak poisoning (what happens when many tourists take photographs of the same site) and Dead-Penguin Tours (a type of tour in the late summer after penguins have abandoned weak chicks to die, leaving their bodies in popular tourist destinations, which causes grief in tourists)."

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From words to action - Lessons from Antarctica: Robert Swan, O.B.E. at TEDxAntarcticPeninsula (2012)​

 

The influence of the Irish during polar explorations​

Image source: Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship SS Nimrod in the Antarctic pack ice. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

"The collective contribution that Irishmen made to polar exploration is massive. Among them were officers, lieutenants, scientists and sailors in pursuit of adventure, scientific breakthroughs and even commercial opportunities."

"Many of these explorers took part in failed expeditions, while others received knighthoods for their endeavours. For many years, their contributions were largely overlooked. However, many of their stories are now coming to light."

"Here, we take a look at seven Irishmen behind significant developments in the area of polar exploration."
 
Isolated societies will develop accents and eventually entirely new languages. I wouldn't have thought it could happen that fast, however.
 
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