mafto
Junior Member
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2011
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Slovak
- Home Country
- Slovak Republic
- Current Location
- Slovak Republic
I've spent a few months in Scotland and even if I hadn't I'd probably have thought that they must be (and now I know they really are) exposed to RP a lot. So, when they are perfectly familiar with it, the question is - can they speak it? Well I'm sure they can if they practice a lot - Scottish actors definitely can get rid of their accent but I mean if they can speak RP without having to practice it very much. Or can they just understand it and recognize its sounds but cannot speak like that?
Actually I'm writing my diploma thesis and it is a bit related to this, though not to Scottish accent in particular. It's about speakers' attitudes to American and British English accents. So I beg all UK citizens whose mother tongue is English to take a questionnaire for my thesis. It won't take you more than 2 minutes and it's HUGE help to me. Of course you can also spread it among your acquaintances. Thank you.
here's the link:
Survey A Survey on Accent Attitudes of UK Citizens - iAnkety.sk
Please if you aren't an English-native-speaking citizen of the UK do not complete the questionnaire. It would spoil the survey. This one is designated for UK citizens. If some American would like to take another questionnaire, just let me know and I'll send you the link. But I have enough American respondents but serious problem with having enough UK people. Thank you very very much.
Actually I'm writing my diploma thesis and it is a bit related to this, though not to Scottish accent in particular. It's about speakers' attitudes to American and British English accents. So I beg all UK citizens whose mother tongue is English to take a questionnaire for my thesis. It won't take you more than 2 minutes and it's HUGE help to me. Of course you can also spread it among your acquaintances. Thank you.
here's the link:
Survey A Survey on Accent Attitudes of UK Citizens - iAnkety.sk
Please if you aren't an English-native-speaking citizen of the UK do not complete the questionnaire. It would spoil the survey. This one is designated for UK citizens. If some American would like to take another questionnaire, just let me know and I'll send you the link. But I have enough American respondents but serious problem with having enough UK people. Thank you very very much.