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What does English sound like?

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Johntm
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 Message 9 of 39
18 March 2010 at 11:20pm | IP Logged 
I saw a video by an Italian comedian about this but can't find it...There was a link on this forum too.
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 Message 10 of 39
19 March 2010 at 12:35am | IP Logged 
How about Simlish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awxy9V4TutE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucYv1zX13zU
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 Message 11 of 39
19 March 2010 at 1:40am | IP Logged 
Johntm wrote:
I saw a video by an Italian comedian about this but can't find it...There was a link on this forum too.


This one, perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00
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 Message 12 of 39
19 March 2010 at 4:16am | IP Logged 
jeff_lindqvist wrote:
Johntm wrote:
I saw a video by an Italian comedian about this but can't find it...There was a link on this forum too.


This one, perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00

Guys, it's just on the page before this one! "Gibberish Rocksong"!
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Johntm
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 Message 13 of 39
19 March 2010 at 4:19am | IP Logged 
jeff_lindqvist wrote:
Johntm wrote:
I saw a video by an Italian comedian about this but can't find it...There was a link on this forum too.


This one, perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00
Yes, that's it.
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Jon1991
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 Message 14 of 39
19 March 2010 at 12:53pm | IP Logged 
I too have always wondered what English sounds like to a non-native English speaker. I would say that the most noticable content of English would be the "th", "gh" (as in high), unstressed vowels and a heavy use of slang, mispronounciation and regional accents.

I can instantly recognise these languages through these sounds -
Spanish - Heavy use of vowels, "ll" (as in llegar), "os" at the end of words, rolled "r" and a very fast pattern of speach.
French - The beautfully sounding "J" (as in jouer, the glottal "r" and a strong accent.
Italian - Very heavy use of vowels especially at the end of words, strong similarity to Latin, rolled "r", "zioni" (as in corrupzioni), a beautiful rhythm to the speech and over the top hand expressions LOL.
Russian - Very fast speach, strong Slavic accent, "ye" (as in "НЕТ", rolled "r", the glottal "X" (as in Харошо)

Other languages I can instantly recognise are Welsh, German, Turkish, Arabic, Mandarin and Japanese.

Any thoughts?
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Pyx
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 Message 15 of 39
19 March 2010 at 1:08pm | IP Logged 
Jon1991 wrote:
I too have always wondered what English sounds like to a non-native English speaker. I would say that the most noticable content of English would be the "th", "gh" (as in high), unstressed vowels and a heavy use of slang, mispronounciation and regional accents.

I can instantly recognise these languages through these sounds -
Spanish - Heavy use of vowels, "ll" (as in llegar), "os" at the end of words, rolled "r" and a very fast pattern of speach.
French - The beautfully sounding "J" (as in jouer, the glottal "r" and a strong accent.
Italian - Very heavy use of vowels especially at the end of words, strong similarity to Latin, rolled "r", "zioni" (as in corrupzioni), a beautiful rhythm to the speech and over the top hand expressions LOL.
Russian - Very fast speach, strong Slavic accent, "ye" (as in "НЕТ", rolled "r", the glottal "X" (as in Харошо)

Other languages I can instantly recognise are Welsh, German, Turkish, Arabic, Mandarin and Japanese.

Any thoughts?

Are you sure you'd hear out Mandarin in contrast to, say, Shanghainese, or even Japanese and Korean (I can't tell those apart!! :) )?

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Jon1991
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 Message 16 of 39
19 March 2010 at 2:05pm | IP Logged 
Pyx wrote:
Jon1991 wrote:
I too have always wondered what English sounds like to a non-native English speaker. I would say that the most noticable content of English would be the "th", "gh" (as in high), unstressed vowels and a heavy use of slang, mispronounciation and regional accents.

I can instantly recognise these languages through these sounds -
Spanish - Heavy use of vowels, "ll" (as in llegar), "os" at the end of words, rolled "r" and a very fast pattern of speach.
French - The beautfully sounding "J" (as in jouer, the glottal "r" and a strong accent.
Italian - Very heavy use of vowels especially at the end of words, strong similarity to Latin, rolled "r", "zioni" (as in corrupzioni), a beautiful rhythm to the speech and over the top hand expressions LOL.
Russian - Very fast speach, strong Slavic accent, "ye" (as in "НЕТ", rolled "r", the glottal "X" (as in Харошо)

Other languages I can instantly recognise are Welsh, German, Turkish, Arabic, Mandarin and Japanese.

Any thoughts?

Are you sure you'd hear out Mandarin in contrast to, say, Shanghainese, or even Japanese and Korean (I can't tell those apart!! :) )?


You got me thinking there mate, truthfully I couldn't tell the difference between Mandarin and Shanghainese but I could tell the difference between Korean and Japanese.


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