'My trademark is my accent': Acadians embracing their brand of French

For musician Jacques Alphonse Doucet, rapping in his Acadian accent is all part of making authentic music. A social linguistics expert says more and more Acadian musicians are not shying away from hiding their accents. It's a marked departure from decades ago.

'My trademark is my accent': Acadians embracing their brand of French
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For musician Jacques Alphonse Doucet, rapping in his Acadian accent is all part of making authentic music. A social linguistics expert says more and more Acadian musicians are not shying away from hiding their accents. It's a marked departure from decades ago.