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What is the term for the characteristic rising intonation at the end of sentences, especially in the Randstad accent?
Answer: Gooise r — Poldernederlands is the term for the broader phenomenon of lowered diphthongs perceived as a spread of the Gooi accent (from Hilversum media circles) since the 1970s.
- A Amsterdams accent
- B Poldernederlands
- C Gooise r ✓
- D Haags accent
Poldernederlands is the term for the broader phenomenon of lowered diphthongs perceived as a spread of the Gooi accent (from Hilversum media circles) since the 1970s.