BLACK ACCENTS IN THE USA

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DATE OF BIRTH

BIRTHPLACE - In the USA, list STATE, CITY. If born outside the USA, list COUNTRY, CAPITOL OR CITY

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? If you were raised in the USA include STATE,CITY. If raised outside the USA, list COUNTRY, CAPITOL/CITY

IF YOU WERE RAISED IN THE USA, HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED THERE?

HOW DO YOU SELF-IDENTITY YOUR ETHNICITY?

IF YOU CAN, PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR LINEAGE

GENDER IDENTITY

PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR GENDER IDENTITY

WHILE STAYING IN THE USA, HAVE YOU BEEN INFLUENCED BY ANY OTHER ACCENTS OR DIALECTS?

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN INFLUENCED BY OTHER ACCENTS OR DIALECTS?

DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN ACCENT?

DESCRIBE WHAT YOU THINK YOUR ACCENT SOUNDS LIKE

DESCRIBE WHY YOU THINK YOU DON’T HAVE AN ACCENT

ARE YOU SOMEONE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT LACKS A DISTINCTIVE ACCENT?

IF SO, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?

DO YOU LIKE THE WAY YOU SOUND?

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR ACCENT?

WHAT DON’T YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR ACCENT?

DO YOUR PARENTS HAVE AN ACCENT?

HAVE YOUR PARENTS EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING AN ACCENT?

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF ALTERING THE WAY YOU SOUND TO APPEAL TO CERTAIN AUDIENCES?

HOW DO OTHERS OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMMUNITY REACT TO YOUR ACCENT?

HAS YOUR ACCENT EVER CAUSED ANY ISSUES WITH OTHERS?

ARE YOU STEREOTYPED BASED ON YOUR ACCENT?

HAS YOUR ACCENT EVER BEEN MOCKED?

DO YOU JUDGE PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T HAVE THE SAME ACCENT AS YOU?

LIST ANYONE IN MEDIA THAT BEST REPRESENTS YOUR ACCENT

DO YOU THINK MEDIA REPRESENTS AND PORTRAYS YOUR ACCENT WELL?