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Discussion Groups / British English / February 2006Geordie continuity annaouncer on Ch 4
We discussed Wilfred Pickles here a few weeks ago. I was watching Time Team on Ch4 tonight, followed by the News, and noticed that the continuity announcer had a wonderful Geordie accent. Congratulations Ch 4.  SignatureDave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk> Freedom of Speech, Expression, Religion, and Democracy are the keys to Civilization, together with legal acceptance of Fundamental Human rights. > We discussed Wilfred Pickles here a few weeks ago. > > I was watching Time Team on Ch4 tonight, followed by the News, and > noticed that the continuity announcer had a wonderful Geordie accent. And very annoying it is, too. SignatureJohn Briggs Last year I met an Englishwoman who spoke RP, but claimed that her accent was Geordie. But I know better: if she had spoken Geordie (either the dialect or just the accent) to me, I wouldn't have understood a word, 'cause I'm utterly hopeless at understanding dialects. > Last year I met an Englishwoman who spoke RP, but claimed that her > accent was Geordie. But I know better: if she had spoken Geordie > (either the dialect or just the accent) to me, I wouldn't have > understood a word, 'cause I'm utterly hopeless at understanding > dialects. A person can speak with a Geordie accent without using any dialect words or constructions, just as you almost certainly speak, as well as you can, standard English with a Polish accent. RP is actually pretty rare. Paul Burke RP is spoken by 2 to 5% of the British (statistics from the early 1990s). It is of course difficult to draw the line between RP and another accent or say exactly what "Modified Standard" actually is. It would be interesting to apply the same criteria to non-native speakers of English and see how many EFL teachers, translators and others with an advanced knowledge of Br. Eng. in a given country speak RP. As for Geordie, I realise the difference between the accent (pronunc. features) and the dialect (accent, vocabulary, grammar and what have you). > It is of course difficult to draw the line between RP and > another accent or say exactly what "Modified Standard" actually is. You should know, I don't. What's "Modified Standard"? > would be interesting to...see how many EFL teachers, translators and others with > an advanced knowledge of Br. Eng. in a given country speak RP. Probably close to zero. Paul Burke As far as I know, Wyld's "Modified Standard" (e.g. in British E.) is someone's speech in which all is standard except for the accent. As to the non-native speakers and the RP accent, all depends on the rules applied. Some people among my fellow-students speak British English so well that when in Britain, they are mistaken for English people (unlike me, but practice makes perfect). |
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