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Do animals have accents/ how did we end up with accents?
I know animals (besides humans) do not compose sentences; they rather speak in symbols and warnings, but if people who speak the exact same language have different accents depending on where they live, I wonder if animals speak in different symbols/accents? Or is it universal? like smiling and laughing.
Upon pondering this question, I begin to wonder why humans speak in accents? Is it a "trend" that "catches on" such as clothing style and the change in formation of sentences through the years (as in the 1800's, when people wrote sentences and stories that over explained everything)?
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
An accent is derived from the original living conditions of the specific person, such as the weather.. This is so because the person has to adapt to the conditions in the best possible way. For example a British person would have his accent due to the harsh weather in GB ( cold, wet, snow) thus speaking through their nose to reduce any damage to the brain. Another example is the Southern African accent these are a cross between the colonizing country and the Africans "mother tongue" ( their first language) this causes them to speak in that manner. however canine species do have accents , each breed of dog is like each different person in each country they have accents too..for example a great Dane has the same pitch in its voice as other great Danes and also it depends on the living conditions
