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eslstudies
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We were talking about teachers, not spouses. A considerable difference in "contact" time , I'd say!. And I guess Western teachers living in NE China imagine themselves to sport a "Dongbei" accent too!
Meanwhile, my wife of 10 years, 5 of those in Australia, has an un-Australian accent. My Chinese students here are pretty much the same.
A few vowel sounds aside, indiscernible to most, Aussie and NZ accents are the same. Australia is full of Kiwis. We try to make them say "fish and chips". It's a game. |
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Bayden
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| We try to make them say "fish and chips". It's a game. |
Fush and chups you mean 
In fact people who learned their Chinese up north do have a northern accent.
I've been told my Putonghua has a Cantonese accent.
I also spent some time in Hunan and can pick up (Chinese peoples) Hunan accent if they're speaking Mandarin.
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Bayden
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| Double post, solly. |
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djny10003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: accents |
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I guess I've never heard an Aussie- or kiwi-taught student.
My students who've studied some English in China always remark on the North American pronunc. of /t/, how it sounds like /d/. So "cotton" can sound like /kadn/. |
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eslstudies
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: accents |
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| I guess I've never heard an Aussie- or kiwi-taught student. |
I'm sure you have, but you'll never know it. Chinese students generally can't differentiate between accents. English speaking teachers can probably group us as N. American, Autralasian and UK, but that's as specific as it gets. Most would pick Irish as N.American.
The bottom line is, it doesn't matter. My German students speak beautiful, clear English. |
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Bayden
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| English speaking teachers can probably group us as N. American, Autralasian and UK, but that's as specific as it gets. Most would pick Irish as N.American. |
Are you talking about Chinese English teachers or Native speakers? |
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eslstudies
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| The former. |
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