Audra McDonald Quotes:
Ocupation: Actress
Life: b. July 3, 1970
Birthday: July 3
The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience's ears. It's not the typical Southern dialect that we're used to.
source: "Audra McDonald: Shaping 'Bess' On Broadway". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 15, 2012. 
topic: Southern, Dialect, Ears, Jamaicans
