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English Varieties –a World Tour

by Prof. Silvia A. Schnitzler“Third Conference on English Phonetics”

Abstract

Everyone has an accentaccent – no-one can be accent-less. The fact is that the way you speak says a lot about who you are: your place of birth/residence, your education, your social background, your gender, it may even reveal the colour of your skin!

In this workshop we will tackle the controversial notion of ‘the standard the standard varietyvariety’.

The presenter will highlight some basic characteristics of different English dialects as well as accents. Mainstream films and video clips will be analyzed. The participants will be asked to put theory into practice

“English Varieties – a World Tour” Prof. Silvia A. Schnitzler www.silvias.com.ar

Definition: dialect

It’s a variety of languagea variety of language differing in vocabulary and syntaxvocabulary and syntax as well as pronunciationpronunciation.

Dialects are usually spoken by a group united by geography or class.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-uER0RhJVE


Definition: accent

It’s a pronunciation pronunciation characteristic of a a particular group of particular group of peoplepeople relative to another group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ


International English: Globish

It’s the concept of the English language as a global means global means of communicationof communication in numerous dialectsnumerous dialects, and also the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is also referred to as Global English or Globish, World English, Common English, General English or Standard English. Sometimes these terms refer simply to the array of varieties of English spoken throughout the world.

Sometimes I E and the related terms above refer to a desired standardisation; however, there is no consensus on the path to this goal.

The modern concept of I E does not exist in isolation, but is the product of centuries of development of the English language.

Global English with David Crystal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZI1EjxxXKw Which English with David Crystal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XT04EO5RSU

Some English Varieties

English (RP/BBC)Estuary ECockney Northern E S ScottishWelsh Irish

G American Canadian Australian NE Indian South AfricanCaribbean E ‘Black’ E

AfricanAmerican


Main differences

Rhotic vs non rhotic

Pronouncing the letter letter rr wherever it appears, as in bar (/bɑːr/) and bard or barred (/bɑːrd/)

Non-rhotic accents are said to exclude the sound [r] from the syllable coda before a consonant or prosodic break

common trait in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the N and W of England, Ireland, and Scotland.


Main differences

Distinction between

bath, dance, fast, after, grass, calm

putt ≠ put

wine/whine; were/where; witch/which

Merger of certain diphthongs homophones

Substitution of a diphthong for a long vowel


AssignmentAssignment

Watch extracts from the following films/clips.

Take notes on the accent features you notice.

Can you add some other titles in which different

accents are used to the list?

Break a leg!


Film list: Goldmember English English; Dutch In Bruges British / Irish? Australia; Muriel’s Wedding Australian Madagascar; George of the Jungle General American Who wants to be a Millionaire Indian In the name of the Father; Veronica Guerin Irish Braveheart; Trainspotting Scottish The Englishman who went up a Hill and came down a mountain

Welsh Invictus South African Full Monty; Billy Eliot Northern English Adoration; Dudley Do-Right; Barbarian Invasions (French) Canadian Cool Runnings Caribbean The Purple Color; Madea’s Family Reunion Black English Alfie; About a boy; Hot Fuzz; British… RP Snatch several; "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" &

"Rocknrolla" British - Guy Ritchie.


Foreign Accent

The Pink Panther French & Russian The Band’s Visit Arabic, Israeli, Egyptian Everything is illuminated Ucranian

Video clips: 21 accents Little Britain: fat fighters; the Welsh gay guy;

Vicky Pollard Two & a Half Men: Enrique Iglesias Funny translation to seven languages


Let’s call the Whole Thing Off!!!You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neitherEither, either Neither, neither, Let's call the whole thing off!

You like potato and I like potahto,You like tomato and I like tomahtoPotato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto,Let's call the whole thing off!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2oEmPP5dTM – Louis & Ella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQWbqeYsqp8&feature=related - Lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7sYNptYjsE – Fred & Ginger

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ReferenceReference::

Celce-Murcia, Marianne et al. (1996)Teaching Pronunciation, CUP

Cruttenden, Alan (2008) Gimson’s Pronunciation of English – 7th edition, Arnold Publishing

Crystal, David (2002) The English Language – 2nd edition, Penguin

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