How Do Accents and Dialects Develop and Change and How Do New Accents Form In Countries Like Australia?
Accents and dialects develop and change for two distinct reasons, one phonetic, the other social. On the phonetic side, speech sounds change because of the way they are produced and perceived. Feel the position of your tongue against the roof of your mouth when you say the K sounds at the beginning of “key” and “car.” The tongue
