Yep, intentionally modifying your speech patterns to be understood better isn’t exactly adopting a new accent, it’s just using simpler/common words and enunciating.
In the article they talk about extremely subtle pronounciation changes. It doesn’t seem like it was a conscious decision.
I used to have a job where I was the only non-Indian on my team and I didn’t go as far as to develop an accent (also I went home every day lol unlike these guys) but I felt like I was unintentionally picking up some Indian affectations/word orders.
Absolutely, my sister spent 2 years in Southern California (we’re from East Coast). I went out to visit and she had adopted a S C accent. The crazy thing is when she was talking to me she would switch back totally unconsciously, she had no idea she was switching.
Yep, intentionally modifying your speech patterns to be understood better isn’t exactly adopting a new accent, it’s just using simpler/common words and enunciating.
In the article they talk about extremely subtle pronounciation changes. It doesn’t seem like it was a conscious decision.
I used to have a job where I was the only non-Indian on my team and I didn’t go as far as to develop an accent (also I went home every day lol unlike these guys) but I felt like I was unintentionally picking up some Indian affectations/word orders.
Absolutely, my sister spent 2 years in Southern California (we’re from East Coast). I went out to visit and she had adopted a S C accent. The crazy thing is when she was talking to me she would switch back totally unconsciously, she had no idea she was switching.