sten4556
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- Joined
- Jan 16, 2011
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- United States
- Current Location
- United States
Hi Everyone,
;-)I'm an American from the South and I've been interested in the British English dialects for a LONG time, now. It began when I was little with the " Queen's English" accent, and it was hard to imitate then. But I'm much older and STILL interested. About 2 years ago, I started studying it, and had learnt how speak with a really posh accent.
After that, I began to realize just how MANY:shock: regional dialects all of you have in England, it's fascinating. I've listened to samples and speakers from almost every different part of England and have sort of picked out a few I'd like to get down, but I'm determined for a Bristol accent. I was originally most fascinated with West Country accents, but then I really like the way Bristol speakers, speak.
What I realized a while ago, was that I really need to learn the phonetics for everything before I can completely have it down. Because I'm from the deep south ( my accent isn't that thick) the sound comes from the throat when I speak, so for an English accent I need to find out how to redirect the sounds in my mouth. I find that I sound almost convincing besides the twang in my sounds.
Does anyone have any sites for phonetics especially for the Bristol accent, or any web page that would help me decipher how Bristol accents are different from all the others?
thanks so much for taking time to read this and help me out, this would be a form of accomplishment for me, and it's been quite a hobby.
;-)I'm an American from the South and I've been interested in the British English dialects for a LONG time, now. It began when I was little with the " Queen's English" accent, and it was hard to imitate then. But I'm much older and STILL interested. About 2 years ago, I started studying it, and had learnt how speak with a really posh accent.
After that, I began to realize just how MANY:shock: regional dialects all of you have in England, it's fascinating. I've listened to samples and speakers from almost every different part of England and have sort of picked out a few I'd like to get down, but I'm determined for a Bristol accent. I was originally most fascinated with West Country accents, but then I really like the way Bristol speakers, speak.
What I realized a while ago, was that I really need to learn the phonetics for everything before I can completely have it down. Because I'm from the deep south ( my accent isn't that thick) the sound comes from the throat when I speak, so for an English accent I need to find out how to redirect the sounds in my mouth. I find that I sound almost convincing besides the twang in my sounds.
Does anyone have any sites for phonetics especially for the Bristol accent, or any web page that would help me decipher how Bristol accents are different from all the others?
thanks so much for taking time to read this and help me out, this would be a form of accomplishment for me, and it's been quite a hobby.