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Accents and Dialects
Questions and answers related to different accents and dialects of the English language.
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Have you ever heard an animal talk in dialect?
Yes. I am an avid Wild Turkey hunter. I am able to use hand made calls that mimicks the sound of a female turkey. This allows me to communicate with male turkeys.
What is the difference between a Russian accent and a Romanian accent?
Russian accent is slavic based, Romanian accent is Latin based
How many Scottish accents are there?
In terms of accents, there are literally hundreds of different accents in Scotland, all varying from place to place. Scotland is unique from many other countries in the British Isles or Indeed Europe for the fact that accents can vary from town to town.
For example, someone from Bonnyrigg in the Midlothian Region of Scotland, will speak differently from someone that lives in Gilmerton, only a few miles away. And someone from Edinburgh, will speak very differently than someone from Glasgow. Scotland's accents vary from location to location rather than from region to region like in other countries.
Additionally, you then have to take into account the three languages of Scotland; Scots, English and Gaelic... all of which, again, have their own locational accents.
You would literally have to study everyone in every inch of the country to know a definitive answer, but to say hundreds is probably best.
Scouse is an ancient English language in Liverpool and some urban areas near it.
How does dialect help in a story?
Dialect in a story is usually used for dialogue, to show how the characters are talking. Sometimes a story will be written in first person, and use dialect to show how that character is thinking as well.
This is the result of diverging dialects over time. The British pronunciation of the U sound in these words is the "ewe" sound (hew, few), whereas the American version most often uses the "oo" sound (do, two, coup). Note that this does not extend to all "ew" words, especially where there is already a word using the "oo" (e.g. mew-moo, hew-who, pew-pooh, pure-poor), but that in many US areas "dew" and "do" are now homophones.
Is there a website where you can input English words and listen to them in an Irish accent?
No. It is worth noting that Ireland has many accents, so there is no single Irish accent. Accents in the west of Ireland are very different than those in the east etc. Wherever you go in Ireland you will find different accents. To hear Irish accents, try looking at videos or listening to Irish radio stations. Many broadcast on the internet.
How can you learn a Canadian accent?
If somebody like an actor was trained in different voices I believe it would be very easy. For most of us, it's difficult or impossible to speak in a credible accent of a foreign region.
What if your child has an American accent but is Australian?
It probably means your child is watching too many American television shows, and is absorbing the American culture more than their own culture.
There are many different Irish accents. They are usually just described by the county in Ireland that they are from, so a Limerick accent or a Waterford accent or a Roscommon accent etc.
Do people from Alabama have any accents?
Everyone has 'an' accent, unless they speak in an absolute monotone.
Do people from Delaware have natural Southern accents?
It depends on where in Delaware, and what you consider a "Southern" accent. People who live in southern Delaware, particularly the western portion of Sussex County, have a definite twang and sound "Southern." People who live in northern Delaware often have a "Philly accent." Everyone else sounds pretty normal for the East Coast, although of course there are some terms specific to Delaware and certain words that we pronounce differently.
What do people think of the Northern Irish accent?
In the opinion of some people, it's a harsh accent. However, I find it fascinating.
What is the roughest English accent?
Probably some forms of Welsh, especially like at the town with the longest name.
Maybe some older isolated forms of Irish as well; in fact anything that retains an old Gaelic origin.
What do American boys think of Australian girls and their accents?
the friken love it
This all depends upon the person (man) that is in the situation of judging someone.
Why do Desis have difficulty pronouncing a 'v' or 'w'?
Standard Hindi and most other vernaculars do not differentiate between /v/ (voiced labiodental fricative) and /w/ (voiced labiovelar approximant). Instead, most Indians use a frictionless labio-dental approximant for words with either sound. So wine is pronounced like vine.
What type of dialect is used in 'Antigone'?
Athenian Greek is the dialect in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Princess Antigone lived and died in the ancient Greek city of Thebes during the twelfth (12th) century B.C.E. Her story is told most famously by Sophocles, a dramatist who was born in Colonus, but spent his adult and professional life in nearby Athens during the fifth (5th) century B.C.E. Sophocles therefore used the Athenian dialect even though Antigone would have spoken a much older, Theban dialectical form of ancient Greek.
Which dialect of Arabic do people speak in Tunisia?
Officially Modern Standard Arabic is the language, however, most people speak Darija Arabic, also called Tunisian Arabic.
Do Scousers have lower IQ than the rest of Englands population?
No. What kind of idiotic question is that?
What type of schooling is needed to be a dialect coach?
Accent or dialect coaches have often studied Speech Sciences, qualifying as speech and language therapists. Speech and language therapists have extensive knowledge of phonetics and phonology, linguistics and vocal anatomy, among other subjects special to human communication. Some dialect coaches however, have theatrical backgrounds; actors with a particularly good ear for accents often develop this career.
