One might ask, "Do I have an accent?", and the
answer will always be "yes". Accent is the way someone sounds when
trying to pronounce a word or phrase. Some people may think that they do not
have an accent. Or they may think that other people do not have an accent, but
in reality everyone has an accent. One might not be able to hear the accent in
their native tongue, because they are so use to themselves and everyone else
around them speak the same accent, but people from different parts of the world can distinguished that one does
have an accent.
I remember reading George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion, when I was in 11th grade. The book tells of Henry Higgins, professor of phonetics, who believes that he can train a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Dolittle, into a high class lady by changing her lowly accent into those of higher class. In the end, Henry succeed on changing Eliza accent completely! She was able to drop her old accent, pick up a new accent, and speak fluently. This tells us that our accent was learned and not born with. The area you live in is whats most likely contributing to your learned accent!
I remember reading George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion, when I was in 11th grade. The book tells of Henry Higgins, professor of phonetics, who believes that he can train a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Dolittle, into a high class lady by changing her lowly accent into those of higher class. In the end, Henry succeed on changing Eliza accent completely! She was able to drop her old accent, pick up a new accent, and speak fluently. This tells us that our accent was learned and not born with. The area you live in is whats most likely contributing to your learned accent!
Accents make for a good topic, and 'Pygmalion' is an effective reference, but this post lacks insight. You claim that accents are learned, but this is obvious. Put more thought into this post. Add insight: what else might be said about accents. 'Pygmalion' might be a good place to look for these things as well.
ReplyDeleteThese accents are acquired from the people you hear speaking every day since birth. As children learn to speak, they pick up on every little nuance of speech by the people around them. It is because of this that accents are more acquired from people, rather than where you live.
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