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Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - LaserKun - 03-03-2007
Y'all boys hold on a minute: as a true southerner, my advice is FORGET IT! That is, unless you are doing the skit in the midwest, etc., with not too many real southerners in the audience. A southerner can always tell a fake accent, and it really sounds awful, not to mention sometimes a little condescending and demeaning to the south. I know if I tried to do a midwest accent, you could tell I was not a midwesterner.
Anyway, for the skit, maybe a Foxworthy video might help you to listen and practice. I am a linguist, speak Japanese fluently, and suggest listening and repeating until you feel fairly comfortable and natural speaking in our accent... good luck with the skit, I am sure you will do great.
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - ArtP - 03-03-2007
Look at and listen to some Rap Videos.
: )
If you need to know how to curse with a southern twang, especially this one:
Not Safe For Work, Language
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - stephen - 03-03-2007
Add syllables to words and you'll be fi-ine.
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - LaserKun - 03-03-2007
[quote stephen]Add syllables to words and you'll be fi-ine.
I say it again - NO you won't; just sounds incredibly tacky!!
Just do your best, you are not trying for an award...
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - LaserKun - 03-03-2007
One other thing - there is a BIG difference in southern African-Americans talking among themselves and southern whites' speech. My advice for this: do not try to talk like a southern African-American, unless that is what you are needing to do in this skit... And that will sound even worse than trying to copy a white southerner's accent!
So, don't even try to copy the rap talk...
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - ho'ard - 03-03-2007
This is the gold standard, used by many famous stage actors over the years to perfect their southern dialect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxOwKotpA5s
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - jdc - 03-03-2007
[quote ArtP]Look at and listen to some Rap Videos.
: )
If you need to know how to curse with a southern twang, especially this one:
Not Safe For Work, Language
that was sad
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - comaplate - 03-03-2007
Part of the southern accent involves elongating double vowels (dipthongs). Alternately, borrow a copy of Joe Dirt and rip off the accent.
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - Seacrest - 03-04-2007
http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php?function=detail&speakerid=76
Re: Help! I need to be able to speak in a southernish accent by tomorrow morning. - OWC Jamie - 03-05-2007
Ex- g/f from Loozeeanna pronounced bill - beel.
Swoon.