【英國腔】
有些人認為，英國腔優美，很好聽。要出發去英國前，朋友笑著跟我說，記得帶英國腔回來。
腔調美不美，見仁見智。我只記得剛到英國時，我努力適應了英國腔好一陣子。一開始還覺得英國腔聽起來做作，時間久了，開始覺得英國腔說起來很有味道，看英國影集時都會忍不住一直分心聽聲音，有些人講起來實在特別性感。
對我來說，英文是主要的溝通工具，口音則是代表著你來自哪裡，沒有高尚好壞，就是一種特色。（在英國時，我還曾因對方嘲笑別人的口音，跟他吵架🙈）
我學語言蠻懶惰的，中文常常ㄌㄋㄣㄥ不分，英文也不懂kk英標，也分不出什麼美式發音、英式發音。我有阿思式懶人音標，反正聽懂可用就好，腔調隨意。
回台灣一陣子，重新融入新舊群體。自我介紹時，我常會先開玩笑說，雖然我從英國回來，但我沒有英國腔。
結果前幾天朋友跟我說，你其實有英國腔。（咦！）
今天開會時，同事也忽然說，你有英國腔欸（咦咦！）
可能我表情太過吃驚，朋友還安慰我說，放心，是好聽的。
但我自己不覺得我有啊......原來腔調真的會受環境耳濡目染。
其實就像台灣各地帶有自己的口音，英國腔也依照地區、社會階級、家族等而有數種腔調，如：標準英音、東倫敦腔、英國北部腔、蘇格蘭腔、利物浦口音、威爾斯口音，愛爾蘭口音等。
大家喜愛的妙麗、抖森、卷福等，都帶有標準英音，也主要是皇室貴族的腔調。
然後呢，James McAvoy（X教授）其實有蘇格蘭腔，只是在電影裡他會改變口音。有一系列脫口秀的影片真的要把我笑死（尤其是墜機那段），大家有興趣可以估狗。
我也不知道我究竟變成什麼腔了，也許是常跟客戶開會時聽到的倫敦腔，還是我英國主管的英國北部口音，或是混雜的怪腔怪調。
英國腔就當是我給自己的紀念品吧。
然後呢，我發現我不止帶了英國腔回來，我還帶回了三杯不醉的酒量唷（對，只有三杯）。
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我有一片Collins的光碟片，發音不太一樣，我猜是英式發音，
比如像positive 它唸成”波色替夫 ”而不是”帕色替夫”
flip-flop它唸成”弗力弗漏ㄆ”而不是”弗力弗拉ㄆ”
其它還有一些音聽起來就是跟朗文的美式發音不太一樣。
我想問的是Collins是正確的英式發音嗎？
又，學英式發音會不會怪怪的，美國人會聽不懂或覺得聽不習慣？
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作者: dale (冰城城主) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Fri Feb 18 14:34:44 2005
※ 引述《c23328 (man in Taipei)》之銘言：
: 我有一片Collins的光碟片，發音不太一樣，我猜是英式發音，
: 比如像positive 它唸成”波色替夫 ”而不是”帕色替夫”
: flip-flop它唸成”弗力弗漏ㄆ”而不是”弗力弗拉ㄆ”
: 其它還有一些音聽起來就是跟朗文的美式發音不太一樣。
: 我想問的是Collins是正確的英式發音嗎？
Collins 的確是英式發音。英式發音和美式發音不一樣的地方很多，
寫個幾千幾萬字都沒問題。
至於它是不是「正確的英式發音」，我很想給你一個簡單的答案，
但有個網路資源想先和你分享一下（其實之前有在這個板分享過，
但過了那麼久不知道跑那兒去）：
https://www.ku.edu/~idea/index2.html
https://www.ku.edu/~idea/europe/england/england.htm
看完之後你可以回答看看什麼是「正確的英式發音」，
因為我不知道怎麼回答。:)
: 又，學英式發音會不會怪怪的，美國人會聽不懂或覺得聽不習慣？
不知道會不會不習慣（這跟個人比較有關吧？），但不至於會聽不懂。
其實發音這種東西，是生長背景的結果，沒有必要刻意構築，
也沒有必要刻意抹煞。你手邊有 Collins 的資源──那很好啊！
就放心的學吧。:D
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作者: talkingtree (我是一棵愛說話的樹:) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Sat Feb 19 22:43:36 2005
我提一個觀念，大家參考一下
其實發音沒有什麼正確不正確的，所以也就沒有什麼叫正確的美式發音
或是正確的英式發音這種東西
雖然同樣是在美國、英國境內，也會因為地域的不同，而導致發音有所
差異
這就像是我們的台語有台中腔，有台南腔、有宜蘭腔、有金門腔一樣
你能說其中的任何一種是「不正確」的嗎?
一般人所謂「標準」的英式英文，是指BBC English
也是是BBC報新聞用的英文
但是這並不表示英國境內所有人都講這種英文
也不表示你不講這種腔調別人就聽不懂你的英文
我建議不管你要學哪一種都可，重點是能一致地follow同一種就行了
不要一下美式一下英式就行了
譬如說你現在想學你手邊有的Collins光碟片的發音
那就學它的就好了，不需要那麼去care它到底是不是正確的英式發音
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作者: talkingtree (我是一棵愛說話的樹:) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Sun Feb 20 14:48:09 2005
我完全贊同你的看法，現實世界的確就是如此
我只是想說其實並沒有你所謂的better/favourable pronunciation這種東西
只有better/favourable "people"
如果你覺得某些人是上流社會的、優秀的、高尚的
他們使用的accent自然會被認為是favouralbe的
反之，如果某些人是弱勢的、貧窮的、低下的
那麼他們使用的accent也相對的會被矮化
OK, 現在你覺得新加坡人講的Mandarin可能不是那麼好
但是如果今天新加坡是世界超級強國，那麼全世界要學Mandarin就會跟著他們的accent走
，你相信嗎?
如果今天台灣比中國強大的話，那麼大家也會爭相來學台灣使用的「國語」，而不會去學
「北京話」，你相信嗎?
如果今天法國只是一個位於太平洋上的黑人小島國，還會有人覺得法文好聽嗎?
很抱歉，我並不是要反駁你的看法
只是我覺得當大家在評斷一個語言、一種accent好不好的時候
其實就等於是間接地在評斷著使用它的人們
只是覺得這樣子有點…令人難過罷了
※ 引述《gianni (giovanni80  Ｉ》之銘言：
: There is "better/favourable" pronunciation.
: If you sound like Singaporian speaking Manderin,
: chances are your pronunciation is not well.
: There are favourable accents and less favourable ones.
: BBC accent is posher, and is one of the favourable accents,
: the least favourable accent is Welsh accent.
: Please go check this website about which accent is more popular:
: https://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/
: Of course people can understand you even if you speak like a savage,
: but since we are not the most popular bunch skin-colour wise,
: why do you want to repel other people further
: by using a less favourable accent?
: Collins is using standard pronunciation, the sound you said are the inverse
: c sound, we tend to use that sound when those "o"s don't pronounce as "O".
: It is different from the Std. American pronunciation, but if you compare
: the phonetic system in Br. and Am. English, you would find that Br. is
: slightly easier.
:
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作者: dale (冰城城主) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Sun Feb 20 23:37:47 2005
※ 引述《gianni (giovanni80  Ｉ》之銘言：
: Because the world is superficial, and people speaking like savages are not
: likely to be taken seriously, not to say change the world's attitude.
I see that you keep referring to the savages, and apparently these
savages have despicable accents. For the sake of the other
boardmembers' learning experience (lest they learn the savage
tongue!), and for the sake of my own curiosity -- who are these
savages, exactly? ;-) I'd like to watch out for them, too! I
thought the extinction was complete back in Columbian times,
but I could be wrong. After all, what do I know? The only savage
I've heard of is Savage Garden, and they sing beautifully! :D
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作者: Scarborough (Lonewolf) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Mon Feb 21 06:57:20 2005
※ 引述《gianni (giovanni80  Ｉ》之銘言：
: I said because our skin-colour already caused some difficulties in the
: white society, it is unwise to repel people furthur by using bad accent.
: Did I say anything like "every coloured people is savage like"?
: Who is the racist here?
If you still thinking our "skin color" already "caused" some "difficulties",
then your mind is still contain stereotype or discrimination. How can you
ask other people to ignore the color of the skin, when you believe it makes
a difference yourself?
I'm not saying it doesn't make a difference. Since skin color is something that
cannot be changed naturally. What I want to express, is that your idea is a
little too extreme. In US, you do not need to act the same as other people.
Generally speaking, what's the meaning of assimilation? It means to become
part of something. Not to be the same as something.
About the accent issue, I think as long as people can understand what you say,
it's acceptable. Communications involve many elements. Including body
language, facial expression, etc. Basically, as long as you can pronounce every
word according to those phonics, like KK, it should be fine. I understand
those methods aren't really perfect, but at least people can understand you.
It takes a long time to perfect the speaking.
Oh and on the last note, gianni, if you spent most of your life in Taiwan, then
you do not know the meaning of discrimination. If you've never lived as a
minority for couple years, you do not know the meaning of discrimination.
That's my impression toward certain people, when I first got back to Taiwan,
after spent 5 years in US. Oh well, even if you did spend some time in US,
you still shouldn't talking about discrmination, just as I don't feel I have
the right to talk about discrimination. Because there is no point to spread
racism to other people. what people should do, is to learn about other culture,
And try to see other people without discrimination. You have no right to
judge other people, if you are also prejudice against other people.
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作者: Scarborough (Lonewolf) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Mon Feb 21 08:12:00 2005
Well, before I say anything, I want to apologize to the board manager and other
people who view this place for arguing with gianni. And I promise this will
be the last post I reply to gianni regarding this issue.
OK. here's what I think.
1. If you lived oversea for 10 years, why are you still restrict your mind to
a viewpoint this narrow? You sounds like every American is discriminating
against asian or something like that. And you cannot just divide the world
with this dichotomy.
2. I'm not saying US represented the entire English speaking world. I'm using
US as an example because I understand American culture, therefore I can
make an objective argument. Moreover, Mark Twain did say something like "If
English is a corporation, then US holds most of its share"
3. If you read American history, you'll see that every president is white male,
but this cannot serve as a correct logical argument regarding racism, because
it involves too many other issues, such as politics, precedent, etc. Therefore
too many confounding variables exists in this argument regarding presidents.Of
course, racism still exist in US, at least it is improving. If you
really want to discuss racism, I know there are many study/experiment done in
Social Psychology regarding this issue.
4. If you lived oversea for 10 years, you should know that those phonetics,
like KK or DJ, etc, are not really perfect. Even if you follow those phonetics
perfectly, you still doesn't speak "perfect" american or british English.
So do not connect my argument of "as long as you pronounce the words
according to those phonetics" to your argument of "as long as you can speak
the standard Am/Br English". Since those two arguments are two different
things.
5. I've never say this world is free of discrimination or racism. Such world
doesn't exist today, but maybe it will happen in the future. There are many
different kinds of people in the world. Doesn't matter what you do, some
people will hate you. Doesn't matter what you do, some people will like you.
Just like dale said to me today: "but I still firmly believe that for the rest
of the world, a person's character is more important than his command of the
language, which is more important than his accent".
6. We are here to discuss issue/questions regarding English. So do us a favor,
try to avoid using language that targeting at personal issue. The least you
can do is to keep your arguments toward other people's arguments.
※ 引述《gianni (giovanni80  Ｉ》之銘言：
: Excuse me, I have spent 10 yrs living overseas,
: and I am still in overseas,
: so I think I do know a little bit about racial discrimination.
: First of all, US does not represent the entire English speaking world.
: Secondly, if racism is not serious in the states, why haven't you elected
: a black president? Because even Bush is better than any black republicans?
: Thirdly, don't tell me Taiwan is not racist.
: I'll say this the 4th time:
: Since you cannot change your skin colour, why don't you improve other bits
: to make yourself more likable, say accent?
: Saying "as long as you pronounce the words according to those phonetics" is
: the same as saying "as long as you can speak the standard Am/Br English",
: of course that will be fine.
: Do you hear a lot of people pronounce the words accordingly?
: Do you know how different is Scottish pronunciation to the phonetic suggestion?
: Does that mean Scottish cannot communicate with other people?
: You know what, go ahead and pronounce those words whatever way you like,
: you can say "thank you" like "sankiu", say "yes" like "yesu" for all I care.
: If you want to live in the rosy fantasy land where
: "no one is judged by their skin colour/accent/look/language", go ahead.
: FYI, many other people do live in the real world.
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作者: dale (冰城城主) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Mon Feb 21 09:06:02 2005
※ 引述《gianni (giovanni80  Ｉ》之銘言：
: Like always, the ones who don't want to check the dictionary cry the loudest.
: Savage means "people who are regarded as uncivilised",
: go to every elementary school and junior high, then you can find a lot of
: people can be "regarded" as "uncivilised". I don't know what kind of drug
: your mum was into so you could be civilised the minute you are born, but
: most of us were "uncivilised" once. So, no, savages are not extinct back in
: Columbian times, and yes, you are still the one not checking the dictionary.
Leave my mother out of this. When I mentioned the word
"third grader," I didn't expect you to jump right into
the wagon. (Bravo, by the way.)
Then again, when I mentioned the word "third grader,"
I didn't mean for you to actually act like one. But
you've proven me wrong, again and again, by stooping to
the level of your-mama insults! XD
And here I was trying to start a _civilised_ conversation. ;-)
So, my question remains: who are the savages that you speak of?
I'm sorry that this question is so difficult for you,
should I ask you to check the definition of the word "civilised?" :P
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作者: dale (冰城城主) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [發音] 美式發音或英式發音？
時間: Mon Feb 21 09:19:46 2005
※ 引述《gianni (giovanni80  Ｉ》之銘言：
: Who are the savages? uncililised people, people who are not educated,
: people who are not restrained by civilisation.
: YOU STILL ARE NOT USING YOUR DICTIONARY.
: Bravo to you to start calling people name. If you want to have a civilised
: conversation, stick to the topic and not saying something like
: "I should know better before I talk to a third grader".
It's not my fault that you placed the label on yourself.
So let's go back to the topic (since you wouldn't stop
missing it). If someone has, say, a Taiwanese accent,
is he speaking like a savage?
It's just too easy to see the fallacies in your arguments,
Where's your link between civilisaiton and accent now? :D
So, for the umpteenth time, who are these savages that
you speak of? Most of the members on this board have a
Taiwanese accent because they are Taiwanese, I sure as hell
hope that you weren't referring to them.
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