Re: Totally off-topic but totally interesting

"Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3235934.stm
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> Stroke gives woman British accent
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> An American woman has been left with a British accent after having a
> stroke.
> This is despite the fact that Tiffany Roberts, 61, has never been to
> Britain. Her accent is a mixture of English cockney and West Country. [snip]

Yes, wasn't that fascinating? My take on it is that the brain stores up 'accent
programs' which it can switch on or off. As for the 'expert' who said that she
didn't pick up the accent, she just changed the way she talks, I believe he has
got it wrong. I believe an accent is to the mouth as a posture is to the body.
An accent is a characteristic way of holding the mouth and vocal parts. The mind
apparently 'records' the postures characteristic of different accents. People
who can easily change accents consciously run the program to change the posture
of their vocal parts. Summart lark thart.