When individuals already fluent in English, move to other English speaking countries, they adopt the accents of the new countries. Is this a trend for other languages as well? Are you someone who has done that and if so why did you do it? Do you know anyone who has changed their accent? Did that change your notion of who they are? And why do you think they had to change the accent?
2006-07-05 04:09:08 · 8 answers · asked by Aryeebebe 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hello,
They just want to fit it and also be accepted. But the truth is that they are saying they are ashamed of their past and want a new fututre. It isn't right..well that is from my point of view.
i met this american and haven't seen for a while and he started speaking like an Englishman, but i could tell the difference people have pitches which dosent sound normal .....
also this british tried to sound like an austrailian i was like are you ashamed he was like are you alrighte matey? i need a sheila
Take care
2006-07-05 04:20:49 · answer #1 · answered by kida_w 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I have done it. I grew up in the States, and I moved to central Canada. When I came back to the States, my friends and family laughed at me for my Canadian accent. Although I have now gone back mostly to my original accent, I occasionally pronounce some words in Canadian-sounding ways.
I didn't change my accent consciously or on purpose; it happened over time. At first, when I moved to Canada, I noticed that people spoke with an accent that seemed unusual to me. After a while, I stopped noticing anything unusual in others' accents, but people noticed mine. Finally, my accent changed, so neither I nor anyone else noticed.
Like I said, I did not do this consciously, but I talked to a lot of people and got a lot of exposure to Canadian accents. Also, I was interested in the people there and communicating well with them, so I may have changed so they would feel more comfortable with me.
2006-07-05 07:32:37 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People don't change their accents on purpose. How you speak developes and changes where ever you go, if you live at a new place for a long period of time. Even moving from New York, to south Georgia, over time you loose the Brooklyn accent and develop a country way of talking. It is uncontrollable
2006-07-05 04:21:35 · answer #3 · answered by Brandi C.Ph.T. 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most people don't alter their accents on purpose. A lot of people pick up on it subconsciously. Its a natural human ability that makes people better communicators and makes the people they are speaking to feel more at ease. I earned the nickname "Irish" after spending some time talking to an Irishman and subtly picking up his brogue. I never even had to leave my hometown. Also you will find that people from other countries that spend extended amounts of time in America adopt the accent of the region they stayed in.
2006-07-05 09:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by MeekMelon 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sometimes you can't help it....you just pick up on it without knowing it.i watched all the harry potter movies and read the books in 2 weeks and i found my self dreaming about giant spiders and saying bloody hell for a mounth...lol
2006-07-05 04:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by maxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's unconcious. Their brains get use to the local pronunciations so they start using that as well.
2006-07-05 04:13:01 · answer #6 · answered by A4Q 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's called "socialization",we adapt to our surrounding.
2006-07-05 04:13:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cause they are morons.
2006-07-05 04:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by sharone 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋