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Why did the valley girl accent become dominant in English?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 83737306:MV81MTY3MzgwXzk0OTM1OTE4Xzk1NzYyMkQ3] [quote:TheRealRebel:MV81MTY3MzgwXzk0OTM1NzM1X0QzNkYxMUUy] [quote:Anonymous Coward 83737306:MV81MTY3MzgwXzk0OTM1NjY5X0E2NkNDM0JC] [quote:Anonymous Coward 83737306:MV81MTY3MzgwXzk0OTM1NDU4X0Y5QzI3NDgw] [quote:TheRealRebel:MV81MTY3MzgwXzk0OTM1MjcxX0I2QTVEMjE0] Depends of region OP. There are many dialects that influences the way a person speaks. Its not uncommon to have several distinct ones in one country. [/quote] I am well aware of that. I think the reason the valley girl accent became dominant in English was what the Red Hot Chili Peppers pointed out in 1999. There was no way to stop Californication. [youtube]https://youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk[/youtube] https://youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk [/quote] I always took that song as a warning. Now I think it may have been subliminal programming to promote Californication. Dream of Californication They repeat that over and over. Looking back, it's very much like the movie [i]They Live[/i] if the song was meant to be subliminal programming. GLP started in 1999 (the same year that song was released), and the things mentioned in that song are right out of GLP. [/quote] Its all subliminal OP. You must be young. [/quote] These are writing credits for that song: [b]All tracks are written by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith).[/b] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californication_(album) The whole album was produced by only Rick Rubin. That's five people involved enough to affect the message. Who are you blaming? [/quote]
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Was it just the influence of Hollywood with the valley girl accent originating right next to Hollywood?
I am asking because I am watching the video embedded below. The three guys in this video all have distinct, classic valley girl accents. It cheapens the seriousness of the topic. Why did the valley girl accent become dominant in English?
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