Where did the southern accent come from?
Southern dialects originated mostly from a mix of immigrants from the British Isles, who moved to the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Southern accents originated from the combined accents of the original European settlers. They were primarily from the British Isles, who moved to the south in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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