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Accents and Dialects
Questions and answers related to different accents and dialects of the English language.
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How do you say watcher in Scots?
Leuker , is the nearest I can spell it, but you really have to hear it.
Which British dialect adds an "r" to a word which doesn't possess one? I've not heard of one such. English is split into two groups, rhotic and non-rhotic, meaning the "r'' at the end of words is pronounced in rhotic dialects and elided in non-rhotic. An example of this is the pronunciation of the Australian city Melbourne- Australians (who have a non-rhotic variety of English) pronounce it "mel-bin" (the "i" being very soft) while many Americans saw "Mel- boRn" with the "r" pronounced distinctly (much to the amusement of Australians). Similarly, rhotic speakers will pronounce the "r" in "author".
South-western accents, towards Cornwall, Devon and Bristol tend to add "R"s. The Forest of Dean commonly do this too - it's common in and around Cinderford. Listen to the Archers on Radio 4 for more examples!
LOL - we don't write essays, but I will give you an explanation. Australia was first colonised by the British and they continued to have very strong ties with Britain. I'm not certain, but would guess that up until the 1950's almost all immigrants to Australia were from Britain.
How do you say train in American English?
Train (the transportation method via railroad) is said like it is spelled. Train. Tr-ay-n. Tr-ai-n. Trai-n. Train. Rhymes with rain.
How did the Maine accent develop?
Maine accent is creation pedogogic effects related to your pedagogs means teachers, mother, father, other people near to you who leads infant, child's and teach them every aspect of world to be self sufficient and compatible to the world in which they are born. Starting from it's birth infant start to develop it's vocabulary it may be human being or as wel as animal, It will have a powerfull urge to grab, to grasp everything what they listen and come in to contact, And hence vocabulary,or accent will start to develop like sparrow will have their own accents, which assent is gifted to it's youngone. PIYUSH HARIYANI
I sent an e-mail to scotslanguage.com, and got the following back from a Dr Dauvit Horsbroch:
"The translation you are looking for is 'Go and steal/pinch some apples.' Gaunny is a form of the Scots gauin tae ('going to') which is used where English would use 'go and do such and such'."
How many American accents are there?
As many as there are English speakers trying to speak a foreign language...
What types of dialect are spoken in the united kingdom?
English is the official language of the UK but Scottish Gaelic and Welsh are also spoken. These are separate languages and not dialects. There are no true dialects in the UK but some of the accents are so strong that they sound like another language.
Are English and British the same?
It seems a lot of Americans think so. You hear about 'British accents' which usually means an English one.
The term 'British' can mean English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish as they are all UK citizens.
Is Mc more Irish and Mac more Scottish?
Mc is just a shorter way to spell Mac,
Both countries will have their share of anglicised names beginning with Mc or Mac
Mac = son
Why do authors sometimes use different dialects and accents when their characters speak?
No two people talk the same - everybody has their own unique dialect and accent, so you have to write that into the story.
What does dina fesh yasel angel mean in Gaelic?
Lol, it's not actually gaelic, it's just phonetically spelling how a thick Scottish accent would say, "Don't fuss yourself Angel"
Eliza's East London dialect is what?
If you mean Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady, she has a Cockney accent but it is an accent and not a dialect.
How do you speak Vermont English?
Just replace any "r" in the middle or at the end of a word with an "ah" sound as in "lets go foah ah ride in theah cah to seah the fahm". Dropping the "t' from the ends of words is also helpful. I'm from Chicagoso my relatives in Vermont can't understand me either.
What percent of China's population speaks each different dialect?
The official language of the PRC is Mandarin, a tonal language in the Sino-tibetan family. Within China, however, only about 53 per cent of the population can communicate in Standard Mandarin. Other important languages in China include Wu, with 77 million speakers; Min, with 60 million; Cantonese, 56 million speakers; Jin, 45 million speakers; Xiang, 36 million; Hakka, 34 million; Gan, 29 million; Uyghur, 7.4 million; Tibetan, 5.3 million; Hui, 3.2 million; and Ping, with 2 million speakers. Dozens of minority languages also exist in the PRC, including Kazakh, Miao, Sui, Korean, Lisu, Mongolian, Qiang, and Yi.
* http://asianhistory.about.com/od/china/p/ChinaProfile.htm
How do people speak in Alabama?
The people of Alabama for the most part speak English, with a southern accent.
Is the southern accent an original English accent?
This is one very popular theory. It is often considered that southern accents sound close to what English settlers sounded like in the 1500s/1600s. (Obviously there were many English accents, and many southern accents, but one particular strain at least). Over the last 400 years, the accents in England evolved and changed. Similarly, most Americans developed their own accent. But some parts of the U.S. retained the old accent (maybe because some Southern areas, like the Appalachians, were more isolated?)
How do the Irish pronounce Celtic?
People pronounce it in two different ways, either with a hard C, like Keltic, or with a soft C like Seltic. Both ways are common.
Why would you have a british accent if you are American and never been to England?
You can't, it's impossible.
