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Accents and Dialects
Questions and answers related to different accents and dialects of the English language.
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What is the difference between a Southern accent and an Appalachian accent?
The Appalachian accent is more based on Scots-Irish, as those were the groups which settled there. They have many unique slang terms and idioms. The Southern accent is more of a slow drawl of regular English, with the words just pronounced slightly differently. Appalachian is more quick, with a harder sound to many of the words.
How do you say Indian princess in apache dialect?
In Apache dialects, the phrase for "Indian princess" can vary depending on the specific Apache tribe and dialect. Generally, "princess" is often translated as "na'ii" or similar variations, but it's important to consult a native speaker or a linguistic resource for precise translations. Additionally, cultural context is essential, as titles and roles may differ among tribes.
Which word does not belong to the group with the other words tree paper mouse man?
Paper, because it's the only thing on the list that isn't living?
What was the typical term in the early 1900s used by Southern African Americans for Grandmother?
I believe it was "Big "Mama".
Why do canadians have an accent?
Accents develop naturally as individual regions begin to pronounce words differently than the shared ancestral pronunciation. Every person has an accent, the only difference is that it is very rare that people who live in the same place throughout their lives notice their accent because everyone in their vicinity has the same accent, but journey far enough away and these people will discover that everybody thinks that they have the odd accent.
Since Canadians likely live far away from you, they would appear to have an accent relative to your accent.
The answer is really simply go to bootle or Liverpool it is spoke fluently there here are a few words to get you started. . . .
Hello: Iya / Ite lad
Goodbye: In a bit lad
How are you: Wats happning lad
That's bad : That's arle ass/ that's sly / that's arly
That's annoying: It is getting on me tits
vagina: vicky or fanny
You look gorgouse: fitty/ sexy
Party: rave
I don't believe that: as if lad really
serisously: Are you messin me lad
police: de bizzies
Beer:bevvy
A cigarette or joint: bifter
Amazing: Boss
Good: sound
Sandwich: Butty
Were no going out anymore: Ur jibbed lad/ swerved/ dumped
Bad sail: knock off that lad x
Hospital: the ozzie
How do you talk with a Irish drogheda accent?
any word that starts with W say wah and with the U sound say Yuh and any word like doing is like Duin so like: Wah are yuuh Duin
Wuuh aare yuuh Duhin and try to sound hearty and thick and talk about bagpipes muh lad
What are all the accents in the UK?
It is not possible to answer this as accents change incrementally from village to village rather than in quantum leaps due to the size of the UK and even within a village alongside that there are occupational accents. However if you want a few well known accents Cockney - London Scouse - Liverpool Geordie - Newcastle Brummie - Birmingham Scottish - Scotland Glaswegian - Glasgow Estuary - around the thames (Essex Kent) West country - south west of uk Yorkshire accent - lancashire accent - (either side of the pennines) Welsh - accent split between the south or valleys and the north You also have class accents, common, upper class, bbc Apologies to anyone who's offended
How do you speak with a Brooklyn accent?
Here are some tips:
- replace the letter "o" with "aw"
- so 'chocolate' is now 'chawcolate"
- don't pronounce the "g" sound at the end of words
- so 'doing' is 'doin'
- don't pronounce the 'r' sound at the end of words
- so 'here' is 'hea'
How do you say world in Scottish?
World remains world.
Scottish is not an actual language, Scots is the recognised language. Scots is a variation of the English language involving Scottish slang. World does not have a slang term.
What is the term for the Irish accent?
The proper term is "Hiberno-English".
Another Answer:
To add to the previous poster's answer, here are the top two results for "brogue" from dictionary.com:
1) brogue, n.
A heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland. A strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
[Irish, and Scottish Gaelic bróg from Old Irish bróc, shoe, possibly from Old Norse brk, legging, or from Old English brc. See breech.]
2) brogue, n.
A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish accent.
[Probably from the brogues worn by peasants.]
The person who asked the question should've asked what language (s)he was looking for the term. This is because, in American English, due to its connotation, brogue would be the word to describe an accent of Irish or Scottish (and maybe British) origin, but only an accent from that region. You'd never hear someone say, for example, "Japanese brogue." Another Answer:From the perspective of an Irish person. Within Dublin there's the 'D4' accent, southern dublin accent (similar to the wicklow accent) the inner-city dublin accent (very unique with respect to all other accents).
Then the two other most distinguishable differences in accent is between the north and the south of Ireland. And within the south of Ireland there's the Dublin and greater Leinster accents, then Cork and Galway have their own aswell. (an Irish person can tell which county another is from by their accent.
The true Irish accent would be the 'bogger' accent towards the west. As the accent in the north has notable scotish similarities, coming from the plantation of Ulster. And the Dublin accent, and the accent of any area that belonged to the pale, has had English accent influence.
That is not to say that the dublin accent is similar to the English accent. But it has about 400 years of speaking the English language to influence it.
Whereas the 'bogger' accents formed when the people were speaking Gaelic. Only really having adopted the English language in the last 150 years.
This could also explain the sudden distinction in accents between all the counties. They are all smaller communities/counties whose accent is adopting to the English language, but only recently. :)
Thus, the 'bogger' accent is the most Irish of the accents in Ireland, As it was adapted to speaking Gaelic only until recently. This accent needs, to some extend, to be copied by dublin people when attempting to speak the Irish language.
Interestingly, the people of Donegal are a unique case. Their accent worked around Gaelic until fairly recently. In fact there are still small areas that talk Irish. (Gaelteachts) However, the Donegal accent is to a large extent distinguishable as being from the noth of Ireland.
Interestingly this accent is from Gaelic speaking communities, who interacted with settlers who were for the most part scottish. They had, however adopted the English language nearly as long as dublin had, thus the donegal accent is an accent that is only beginning to adapt to English, and has a notable influence from scottish settlers, whose accent was becoming accustemed to the English accent :)
Interestingly, in the suburbs of Dublin there is also accents specifiv to each region. These accents are a combination of the dublin accent, and 'bogger' accents from people coming from the country. Most of the people who settled in the Dublin suburbs came from the country-side. Thus generating particular accent from the diverse mix of linguistics from various 'bogger' accents.The most difficult to figure in a drunk I have ever encountered.
What four French words are still part of Trinidad dialect?
The Trinidad dialect is referred to as patois or creole. French words make up, many of these words. For example, bonmaten-good morning, mesi- thanks, bonjou-hello, and souple-please.
Why is it said that culture is the mirror of civilization?
Culture is merely a reflection of civilization, a broad term given to describe mankind as a whole. Cultures are often influenced by the vernacular region's food, language, climate, and communal involvement. Although similar, I think that it is fair to say that culture serves as a microcosm for the big picture, which is our civilization as a whole. This may seem like an oversimplification, but the question purposed is too broad to answer with one, single response.
What does a Salisbury accent sound like?
The short answer is...there isn't one! Obviously almost everywhere people speak very slightly different, but there is no particular, known regional accent for Salisbury, such as there is in Manchester or Newcastle. This is largely because Salisbury is a small city!
Union Colonel Benjamin Davis was the only West Point graduate from the "Deep South" to side with the Union in the US Civil War. The night before Union Colonel D. S. Miles prepared to surrender Harper's Ferry to Confederate General Jackson's troops, Colonel Davis urged his superior officer to try and flee Harper's Ferry, rather than surrender. Miles was completely surrounded by Confederate troops and he believed that under these circumstance, fleeing with 13,000 Union troops would end badly. The odds of trying to defend Harper's Ferry or escaping from it, was indeed impossible based on the number of Southern troops and cannons facing him.Davis asked permission to lead as many troops as possible, to escape that night. Miles refused and said he needed every soldier to defend Harper's Ferry.
This was a lie as Miles already planned the surrender of his 13,000 troops the next day. Davis persisted and Miles finally relented. Colonel Davis with a small cavalry unit escaped under the cover of darkness and rode north. He was hoping to join Federal forces that were preparing for the Battle of Antietam.
By pure chance Davis and his men encountered Confederate forty wagon ammunition train that was Confederate General Longstreet's reserve ammunitions. The long train of wagons seemed lost in the darkness. With a bold move, and still under the cover of darkness ( wearing an enemy uniform was a death sentence) Davis took a position in the lead of the wagons an in his heavy Southern accent ordered the wagons to follow him. They did and and at 9:00 AM the wagons found themselves in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The wagons were surrounded by Union troops and Davis wired the Pennsylvania governor with the good news who then wired Secretary of War Stanton in Washington DC. This good news was dampened by the surrender of Harper's Ferry that same very day.
As an aside, it's amazing how the arsenal at Harper's Ferry comes into play so many times from John Brown's raid to the battles at Manassas and as part of the Battle of Antietam.
Is the Boston accent a decendant of the English accent?
The Boston accent is similar to that of the English accent in London, but the words and dialects are different. It is the same accent that was spoken in Boston during the American Revolutionary War , when Massachusetts was one of the original British Colonies. And, is pretty much still spoken today.
What does the Vatican accent sound like?
The Vatican is its own nation, but wholly inside Italy (the nation itself is about the size of New York's Central Park). Local residents generally speak Italian and therefore have the same accent. Church officials, of course, will have an accent that corresponds to their nation of origin, which could be anywhere in Christendom.
