The Philadelphia dialect is easy to spot but can be difficult to define, reports CBS News' Mo Rocca. ... For example, the word "balance" can be heard as "bounce." ...

When I first wrote about Philly dialect 25 years ago, this was a new change — or at least one that nobody recognized. Now, if you go to a speech clinic to get rid of your Philadelphia accent (and some ...

One example is the way ASL speakers in Philly sign “hospital” — it’s unlike the way that word is signed elsewhere. But Fisher says the differences seem to go beyond the lexical. “There ...

She says people often find the Philly accent to be strong, but they don’t always differentiate it very well from the New York accent. To the linguist’s ear, she says, Philly has a really different ...

Regional dialects are cemented by adolescence, so a recording of a 75-year-old Philadelphian made in 1982, for example, ... The Philly accent is getting thicker in other ways, however.

Students from Philadelphia aren’t quick to notice their accents, though. Breslin, who grew up in Fishtown but moved to the North Philadelphia suburbs four years ago, did not notice her accent as a ...

Use of “Wooder” Drying Up? Researchers track evolution of Philly's odd accent By Joann Loviglio • Published April 26, 2013 • Updated on April 26, 2013 at 7:43 am • Published April 26, 2013 ...

Researchers track the 'northernization' of Philly's unusual accent; ... Regional dialects are cemented by adolescence, so a recording of a 75-year-old Philadelphian made in 1982, for example, ...

What makes the Philly accent complex, Sneller said, is Philadelphia English speakers play by a unique set of rules. For example, take the words “mad, bad and glad.” ...