The music of accents
02/27/23 • 26 min
Dani and Lucas talk about the music of accents and how different accent speakers use their voice in a wide range of different ways. They talk about how the music, rhythm and intonation vary between major accents, and they touch on what vocal fry is (and how it’s not just a feature of Valley Girl Talk). They also discuss what makes French such a great language for rap music.
Mentioned on this episode:
Johnny Lee Miller in Trainspotting
Dani and Lucas talk about the music of accents and how different accent speakers use their voice in a wide range of different ways. They talk about how the music, rhythm and intonation vary between major accents, and they touch on what vocal fry is (and how it’s not just a feature of Valley Girl Talk). They also discuss what makes French such a great language for rap music.
Mentioned on this episode:
Johnny Lee Miller in Trainspotting
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Accent work in Pinocchio (2022)
In this episode Dani and Lucas wanted to highlight Guillermo del Toro’s wonderful 2022 retelling of Pinocchio and have a wee chat about the accent work in this beautiful film.
Mentioned on this episode:
Pinocchio (2022)
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The crux of accent work: pronunciation
In this episode, Dani and Lucas discuss how to approach new pronunciations of words when learning a new accent. They take a look at the sound inventories of different accents and highlight what tools you can use to change how you pronounce specific vowels and consonants, including the famous IPA (not the beer, sorry) and the super useful KIT list.
Mentioned on this episode (plus other useful resources):
- The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- Lexical Sets - original source: Wells, J. C. (1982). Accents of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- The IPA chart with sounds
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