Accent Theories
The term for when 2 vowel sounds occur in 1 syllable.
Diphthong.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bvve106O8lUuhbuRLp1awnlbOPcgpW6J/view?usp=sharing
Greek.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RNXzBSS6JZPOAru3Twpaekv5fvuBxYm2/view?usp=drive_link
Scottish.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NAFAJOwVCFm130mqDbHjCX_4cqTcAabB/view?usp=drive_link
Minnesotan.
How does tension in the body limit the voice?
It changes and often restricts breath flow, resonance and articulation.
The /t/ sound turning to a soft /d/.
Flap T.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ZJLSGcXvE74ZPTFfOp9mu_1llJ0VTj8/view?usp=sharing
Romania.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r_F_zSMT7q5_y_Dua7ikLqn9SdLfaOac/view?usp=drive_link
Derry.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rcCUQCdxSZTJvsPNf5d65z9eM5G3T_Hv/view?usp=drive_link
North Carolina.
What is shadowing?
BLANK helps an accent sound authentic even if some sounds are imperfect.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12SIJGJ7KjASyify-jneGvxcbOUTVHLU_/view?usp=sharing
Maltese.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EGIHQK_WYdNmX-UinWoPoarvorCiC2VF/view?usp=drive_link
Geordie.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16yKg7bww-Y4USyUCLW69iGJfSKeDzN1G/view?usp=drive_link
Canadian (Ontario).
A key phonetic sound or sentence that helps stabilise an accent or helps an actor 'get into' an accent.
An anchor sound or trigger sentence.
/ɫ/ is indicative of what phonetic.
Dark L as in "gold" in GA.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1btPRQmj1aXsFXVY0uCWw3mImdn9U4-kZ/view?usp=sharing
Finnish.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DTKlkZi7jq7Ic9Qyr_eBohJnGXORwpsg/view?usp=sharing
Birmingham.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sWvT4IOkQHwTJlKcKz6RICwaF_V2wlXw/view?usp=drive_link
Cajun, Louisiana.
What is sociophonetics?
Studying how social context influences an accent.
The correct phonetic for "face" in the AUSTRALIAN accent is:
A. /fəʉs/
B. /feɪs/
C. /fæɪs/
C.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qWRBzjJ-V0aEosr7EfbHSvVcSpseQVnu/view?usp=sharing
Croatian.
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uIDIknMBCvwkKVUki3FZW-4lx3yanBEm/view?usp=sharing
Liverpool (Scouse).
Listen to this clip and identify the accent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ydFazDgehgbLtxMLfWYQo7NZY9oNkIJt/view?usp=drive_link
Quebec, Montreal.
How can you make an accent feel completely "lived in"?
Connect your thoughts to accent, improvise in accent, practice the accent under stress (crying, shouting, whisper scenes) and internalise phonetic rules and not just memorising sounds.