I disagree. Not every Bostonian's accent is a Boston accent. Plenty of Bostonians are immigrants, for instance. Then there are second and third generation accents -- Jimmy Tingle had a great bit where he does an Italian immigrant accent, then a first-generation Italian accent, then a second-generation Italian accent.
They are, of course all accents of Bostonians, but I wouldn't call them Boston accents exactly.
Well, the second-generation Italian one is a Boston accent, because it's particular to Boston, but the first-generation one is more universal.
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Date: 2012-12-09 04:04 pm (UTC)They are, of course all accents of Bostonians, but I wouldn't call them Boston accents exactly.
Well, the second-generation Italian one is a Boston accent, because it's particular to Boston, but the first-generation one is more universal.