Midwest Accent

Midwest Accent Learning Materials The Midwest American accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent. He grew up in Iowa, so the accent is very familiar to him. You'll hear hundreds of native speakers, and transcripts of their conversations are included so that you can follow along. You'll get immediate access to the audio and written materials, plus a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent. This accent is appropriate for productions of Music Man, Man from Nebraska, and other plays. You also hear it as the standard accent for broadcasters and people who want to speak in a general, neutral American accent. An in-depth examination of this General American accent is covered in the Generican materials. This accent can also carry over into surrounding states, but as you get further north, it tends to change - it's covered in the Upper Midwest accent. Southern portions of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are in the Hard-R Southern