Southwest Kansas has seen a massive demographic shift, with a huge influx of Spanish-speakers. There are so many that the Spanish language has influenced the pronunciation of English speakers.
According to a Kansas State University research team, the pronunciation of young English speakers in Southwest Kansas has been influenced by the Spanish sound system. There’s even a name for it – the “Liberal Accent” or the “Liberal Sound”, named after the city of Liberal, Kansas.
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Blog entry by Allan Wall, published August 17th, 2018, on VDARE.COM.