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[blue.sky]

I�m studying Asian students� perceptions and prejudices towards British & American accents at Brighton University and I�m looking for someone who can speak an both British and American accents authentically. The specific accent isn't so important at the moment.

Maybe you have lived or spent lots of time in, or have links to both countries and so can pull off both accents well (like Dr. House ).
All you need to do is to record your voice reading a couple of paragraphs in each accent, and answer a few Qs about your accent history.

Please let me know if you can do this. If I can use your accents for my dissertation, then I can compensate you for your time.

So, can anybody help me with this?

Or maybe you know someone else who can?

Thanks!

[le-paul]

why dont you post on an actors forum?
surley if you want authenticity most people would not have practiced apart from actors?

[wiganer]

I don't know anybody who speaks RP in England. Even the good people of the home counties speak 'Estuary English'

Everyone has an accent in the UK. Even if they think they don't.

[blue.sky]

[wiganer]

[J Rock]

Yeah, but a neutral English accent covers a lot of ground. Obviously a thick-accented Cockney, Scouser, Geordie, or Brummie wouldn't really be suitable.


If you live in England or are indeed English - you know and I know England is a country of accents, more than any other country outside of China!

+1 Waganer

I can vouch for this my English buddy was telling me there are all sorts of different accents depending on where you live in England. We went out one night and he was going to introduce me to a girl with a "Cockney" accent. I asked what that meant and he was like "you'll see."

We met up with her and I could not understand a thing she said, everything word she said must have been some sort of slang that I just didn't know. My buddy had to translate most of what she said or I would just nod and say yeah. It helped that she was really good looking.

[Globutron]

You should enjoy the Geordie accent - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSHHbfY6MVc&feature=related

Cool all round demonstration - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH_kOjsXakM&feature=related

[Stan Rogers]

I'd reccommend watching this clip from Austin Powers. Mike Myers (Canadian) speaking English English with his father is brilliant.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pTXi9Z2AYA

[Globutron]

And what American accent? Jive? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpnHl8aXZpM&feature=related

*hahah* awesome.

[le-paul]

every time americans try to do an english accent, it always ends up sounding like Dik Van Dyke (the long standing ' cor blimey Mary POR-pins' cliche) or something from Snatch.
Its even worse when 'mericans or our canadian brothers try to do Irish or scottish (Im thinking of Leonardo di capprio or again, Mike Myers- what a tit).
Hugh Laurie was interviewed on Tv a few months back and was praised for his ability to do a quite good English accent' for the interview... knowledge is always great in hindsight.
In short - we can do it - they cant.

[morrisonhotel]

[NYC_Gal]

[le-paul]

[Murakano]

there is no such thing as a "British accent" but anyways.....

here's an example of Jamie Carragher (scouser) "butchering the English language"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDaTTVR2JXY&feature=related

[Bloopity Bloop]