Tag: Accent

  • Why Does The Swedish Language Sound Like Singing?

    Why Does The Swedish Language Sound Like Singing?

    My mother was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. When we were young, we teased her that her speaking sounded like she was singing. The Swedish language uses a lot of prosody in the language. It also has unique word stress with long and short vowels or consonants. Swedish uses an acute tone accent or…

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