Scottish accent

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Is it true that Scottish accent sounds a little like Russian accent? Even to native-speakers. Do you think the sounds are the same?

 

[teechar]

Is it true that the Scottish accent sounds a little like the Russian accent, even to native-speakers? Do you think they sound [STRIKE]s are[/STRIKE] the same?

Not to my ear.

 

[Rover_KE]

Nor to mine.

 

[jutfrank]

No, not at all.

 

[GoesStation]

The Scottish accent includes a couple of sounds that can also occur in Russian and are missing from other Anglophone accents. Nevertheless, Scots speaking English don't sound at all like Russians speaking English.

 

[teechar]

By the way Rachel, where did you come across that claim?

 

[Tarheel]

Hello.

Is it true that s Scottish accent sounds a little like a Russian accent? Even to native-speakers? Do you think the sounds are the same?

Highly doubtful.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I read about it before on language forums. It's not a claim. Maybe an assumption? I don't know. As a naitive Russian speaker, I can say that the Scottish accent may sometimes sound like the Russian accent to my ears. Or just very similar.
For example, this young man's accent does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYmRBEtdU8

 

[Rachel Adams]

The Scottish accent includes a couple of sounds that can also occur in Russian and are missing from other Anglophone accents. Nevertheless, Scots speaking English don't sound at all like Russians speaking English.

I am not saying that Scots speaking English sound like Russians speaking English. The accents may sometimes seem similar to us, so I was wondering what you native speakers of English think about it.

 

[teechar]

As a native Russian speaker, I can say that the Scottish accent may sometimes sound like the Russian accent to my ears. Or just very similar.

It may superficially sound similar, but to native ears, a Scottish accent is immediately recognizable as that.

 

[GoesStation]

I read about it before on language forums. It's not a claim. Maybe an assumption? I don't know. As a naitive Russian speaker, I can say that the Scottish accent may sometimes sound like the Russian accent to my ears. Or just very similar.
For example, this young man's accent does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYmRBEtdU8

I have a bunch of relatives who immigrated to the United States from Russia, so I've heard a lot of Russian accents. The only similarity is that both accents can include trilled /r/ and guttural /ch/ sounds.

 

[emsr2d2]

"thrilled"? Did you mean "trilled"?

 

[SoothingDave]

Russian-accented English is easier to understand!

 

[bubbha]

Scottish English and Russian also both feature the "dark L" sound.