tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post5918154350315366206..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Mating With MigrantsJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-36744831586128282052014-02-13T10:37:14.854-05:002014-02-13T10:37:14.854-05:00It's about money. The mexicans are on average ...It's about money. The mexicans are on average far poorer than the Anglo-Americans. That is why the midwestern accent is growing despite the demographics of Mexicans and those of mexican descent. People like to speak as the people with money speak.Matthew Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-72780172546804105852012-02-03T07:58:45.184-05:002012-02-03T07:58:45.184-05:00Anyone who relocates is a migrant. When the German...Anyone who relocates is a migrant. When the German influence arrived many moons ago, the migrants from the state to the south were already there.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-72657954933984978192012-02-02T23:59:42.146-05:002012-02-02T23:59:42.146-05:00So you mean those from the state to the south no l...So you mean those from the state to the south no longer count as "migrants" in this equation? I suppose they've assimilated so well that this is true.Tom Rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-43824868445841620952012-02-02T14:07:57.075-05:002012-02-02T14:07:57.075-05:00I think you underestimate the influence of the sta...I think you underestimate the influence of the state to the south of Texas on the "indigenous" accent.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-74161944864924827732012-02-02T12:47:26.254-05:002012-02-02T12:47:26.254-05:00“We seem to be hardwired to mate with migrants.” &...“We seem to be hardwired to mate with migrants.” >>Seeding the blog with potentially controversial statements, are we? OK, I'll bite....<br /><br />Your bet that linguistic changes “followed the same road those from out of state used to move to Texas” might be a winner. But in this wager I would place my money on the migrants from the state to the south of Texas, with their Spanish-speaking influence trumping the General American English influence of migrants from northern, eastern or western states. I think there's something more complex going on here than simply the attractiveness of “out-of-state” accents, otherwise we would see the Texas twang replaced by Spanish melodies, not General American English grunts.Tom Rolandnoreply@blogger.com