In a couple of weeks i will be doing a drama production. Can anyone help me with the birmingham accent. Any words.
2006-11-30 23:03:21 · 13 answers · asked by ~PartyGirl~ 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Birmingham is a cross between wariness and suspicion. It comes from the fact that Birmingham was the centre of the canal traffic- it has more canals than Venice, and was the stopover trading spot between the North and the south. With the introduction of the railway the canals became redundant. Losing out has left an inbuilt distrust. Say the word 'suspicion' and hold the shape your mouth makes, then think that every question is a trick, and that the asker is trying to get something off you[ this is the wariness]. This will give you the accent. I should know, I'm from there....
2006-12-02 02:26:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a toughie. Definitely get an accent tape - from Samuel French or Foyles. The pitch is quite high and the vocal shape is "ew" - try saying that, holding the shape you make and say Be(r)minum, Flick up at the end as if it's a question. The most common phrasing is a low arc with with a short rising inflection at the end (I hope you can get what I mean). I can't do phonetics on this site but a good phrase is "Oi qwoit loik Be(r)minum."
2006-12-01 02:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by Trader S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having suffered with the affliction for many years, I would suggest that you lose -er off the end of any word that ends that way and replace with an -a. Like runner becomes runna, answer becomes answa etc. If the word ends -ter then change to -da. You get the idea.
2006-11-30 23:19:08 · answer #3 · answered by Birdie2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Samuel French bookstore in L.A. has tons of dialect lessons for sale. They are on Ventura blvd in Studio City and there's another one on Sunset in L.A. Google for the number and call them. They probably have one like that.
2006-12-02 11:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Big R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a Jasper Carrott DVD
2006-11-30 23:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace some vowels with an "o" or add the o within a sentence; eg "O'll give it foive". speak without moving your lips much - in a "lazy" way
2006-11-30 23:07:20 · answer #6 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's noice. Brikfust flive-er cuppasoup.
2006-12-01 22:16:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go there and study it. Take a voice recorder with you and get some local voices on tape.
2006-11-30 23:07:00 · answer #8 · answered by crimson king 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mke your vowels a bit more rounded out.
2006-11-30 23:06:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk through yer nose.
2006-12-01 01:06:03 · answer #10 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋