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| qklilx Moderator United States Joined 6191 days ago 459 posts - 477 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Korean Personal Language Map | Message 25 of 80 16 May 2008 at 2:13pm | IP Logged | ||
This quote is intended for no one in specific. Back on topic, I personally have not been of the opinion that any language is actually ugly sounding, though there are times when I feel that a language sounds hilarious. This goes for some Cantonese speakers, angry Germans, and some Thai phrases. This effect would more than likely disappear with study since humor does not last. If I had to choose any language, however, I would decide that English is an ugly language. I can't explain it but I've never liked the way it sounds and prefer speaking in other tongues instead. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Chung Diglot Senior Member Joined 7161 days ago 4228 posts - 8259 votes 20 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Polish, Slovak, Uzbek, Turkish, Korean, Finnish | Message 26 of 80 16 May 2008 at 2:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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There've been times after prolonged stays in continental Europe where English seemed pretty ugly to me.
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| chelovek Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6092 days ago 413 posts - 461 votes 5 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Russian | Message 27 of 80 16 May 2008 at 3:05pm | IP Logged | ||
Who cares? Not every language is beautiful, and not every language is ugly either. It's certainly an interesting topic, and nobody should be personally offended. That said, we should remember that we are discussing the sounds and how they fall on our ear. Scientifically, there are sounds that are pleasant and unpleasant to hear, and I think you could say that some languages have more or less of these unpleasant or pleasant sounds. But furthermore, all languages have different accents (or potential for different accents), and accent is going to determine just what kind of sounds are produced. My point (which I elaborate in the post following this): No language is inherently ugly, as you can find speakers of any language with beautiful accents. So, I think a better question is: Which language is spoken most commonly with an ugly/unaesthetic accent? Edited by chelovek on 16 May 2008 at 3:25pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| chelovek Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6092 days ago 413 posts - 461 votes 5 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Russian | Message 28 of 80 16 May 2008 at 3:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think Chinese is probably the ugliest language I've heard. I don't know if it was Mandarin or Cantonese...perhaps both, but I really couldn't stand it. I find the various intonations they use to be quite unaesthetic. It isn't the language itself that bothers me, but just the accent. When Chinese people speak English with a strong Chinese accent, I absolutely hate it. (That's in contrast to other languages, where even if the speaker has a very strong accent, his speech may be incomprehensible, but not "ugly" to listen to.)
Quebecois French definitely gets a place under Cantonese and/or Mandarin. Obviously the language itself isn't bad, but a heavy Quebec accent (I think it's called "joual") could make someone want to go deaf. :p Some dialects of Arabic are quite unappealing as well (Morrocan, I think). But then again, there are also some really beautiful dialects of Arabic, such as Syrian or Lebanese. Oh, and from what I've heard of Urdu and Kazakh, I wasn't too pleased either. I think the main thing to take from this is that all languages have potential to be beautiful or ugly, but the accent with which it is spoken is the main factor. Edited by chelovek on 16 May 2008 at 3:24pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Tonitrus Groupie United States Joined 6096 days ago 64 posts - 68 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 30 of 80 16 May 2008 at 9:36pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't think Chinese, Korean, and all the other South East Asian languages sound ugly per se, but they sound more comical to me. The rhyming, pitch shifting sound of the languages seems humorous.
I don't particularly care for English either...again, not that I would call it ugly, it's just a very drab, dull language in most contexts. Of course, if a talented singer sings in English, that's far from dull, but I find that in general day to day talking it is indeed rather boring. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jeigo again Groupie United States Joined 6138 days ago 43 posts - 41 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Indonesian, Irish | Message 31 of 80 16 May 2008 at 10:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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Apparently,there are some people on this forum who need to grow up.
Stop going out of your way to take offense at something that wasn't meant to be offensive. I personally don't find any language inherently ugly, but this topic is interesting and I like to know the tastes and opinions of fellow language lovers. Go ahead, tell me English is a hideous tongue, I won't care.People have said beautiful things in all languages, so to me all languages are beautiful. Love! jeigo 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Walshy Triglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6947 days ago 335 posts - 365 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, German | Message 32 of 80 16 May 2008 at 10:25pm | IP Logged | ||
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I agree. Grow up already. If you are so thin sinned what on Earth are you doing on the internet?
For me, the ugliest sounding languages are Mandarin, Dutch, and Spanish, but I will learn at least two of them eventually anyway. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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