Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA18222 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:00:09 GMT Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:40:26 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: A Question for Wade Message-ID: <20011128134026.A2031@ii01.org> References: <20011128125025.AAA15649@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.132]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011128125025.AAA15649@camailp.harvard.edu@[205.240.180.132]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 07:50:27AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> Hi Robin Faichney -
>
> >all characteristics of the local accent are memes
>
> Why are they not environmental adaptations? That makes much more sense to
> me.
You really think people talk the way they do not because they copied the
people around them, but due to wider environmental factors? Perhaps vowel
sounds in the north of England are flatter than in the south to make up
for the more mountainous topography?
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