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Russian is highly uniform, though The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:25:44 PM

So when I finally went to Moscow in '84 nobody local could place my way of speaking. They kept saying that it was "strange", but apparently there was no foreing accent.
The nice thing about Russian, though, is that the language is remarkably uniform throughout the country. You really only have three phenomena which can really be easily noticed - okanie, akanie and hekanie. The first is the tendency of people in the Volga basin and parts of Siberia to pronounce unstressed "o" as a stressed "o" , while akanie is the tendency to pronounce short "o" like a long "a" . Hekanie is the tendency of people in South Russia to pronounce the "g" as "h" (like in the Ukraine). Of course, a Moscow accent is characterized by akanie and a tendency to drag out certain syllables...

I speak a good French, but with a distinctly Italian accent! And my spoken English is just awful, unfortunately.
I would think there's nothing wrong with French spoken in an Italian accent...

Northern accends are o.k. in Italy. A heavvy southern accent could be frown upon.
I've heard that. Is it true what Umberto Eco says about Piedmontese accents, that their statements sound like questions and their questions like insults?

Sorry to say so, American accented Italian is horrid!
I'll improve on my Italian through Russian, then!

But interesting!


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OoooO The Pink Panther - 25/04/2004 12:01:47 AM 56 Views
People looked down on an English accent? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 12:05:35 AM 1 Views
yeah The Pink Panther - 25/04/2004 12:09:08 AM 1 Views
You left out a question, Tom Dylanfanatic - 25/04/2004 12:15:52 AM 46 Views
! Probe - 25/04/2004 12:22:15 AM 30 Views
Accents rock Corran84 - 25/04/2004 12:44:34 AM 23 Views
interesting wads - 25/04/2004 01:07:47 AM 38 Views
oooh, nice survey Morgawse_Sedai - 25/04/2004 01:28:27 AM 30 Views
interesting survey. I'll give it a go. hzurr - 25/04/2004 01:30:49 AM 42 Views
Polyglot SilverWarder - 25/04/2004 01:33:28 AM 24 Views
Mmmm.... accents.... *drools* farmboy - 25/04/2004 01:40:10 AM 24 Views
hmm....I'm not familiar with Dutch accents. hzurr - 25/04/2004 01:42:35 AM 1 Views
Re: hmm....I'm not familiar with Dutch accents. Morgawse_Sedai - 25/04/2004 02:00:40 AM 1 Views
Ah, accents. Alexia - 25/04/2004 03:35:14 AM 22 Views
Hmmm... jh - 25/04/2004 05:35:38 AM 18 Views
Re: Accents netweaver - 25/04/2004 06:15:47 AM 18 Views
I'll give it a try! melambra - 25/04/2004 06:26:19 AM 21 Views
Re: yeah Jillie_Bean - 25/04/2004 06:26:25 AM 1 Views
Re: I'll give it a try! Morgawse_Sedai - 25/04/2004 06:36:43 AM 1 Views
Re: Accents mierin sedai - 25/04/2004 07:08:26 AM 32 Views
Re: Accents p hart - 25/04/2004 07:30:06 AM 18 Views
Aviendha - 25/04/2004 07:57:10 AM 25 Views
so perhaps you would know what I meant If I said... Avendesora - 25/04/2004 08:00:27 AM 1 Views
ha ha *wikedly grins* *NM* melambra - 25/04/2004 08:24:56 AM 1 Views
Cute. Luna - 25/04/2004 08:29:21 AM 18 Views
Re: so perhaps you would know what I meant If I said... p hart - 25/04/2004 08:32:03 AM 1 Views
Just to add p hart - 25/04/2004 08:40:00 AM 14 Views
Language nerds all over this place ironclad - 25/04/2004 09:16:05 AM 33 Views
Re: Accents Zyallira Sedai - 25/04/2004 09:42:36 AM 20 Views
Re: Accents Sun and Moon - 25/04/2004 09:43:02 AM 16 Views
Re: Accents M. Alys - 25/04/2004 10:13:14 AM 14 Views
ironclad - 25/04/2004 10:35:20 AM 1 Views
I stayed with germans for 2 years p hart - 25/04/2004 10:41:25 AM 1 Views
So... Aviendha - 25/04/2004 10:57:28 AM 1 Views
Accents make life interesting. Rain Sedai - 25/04/2004 11:12:53 AM 16 Views
good survey, Thomas. Gena Sedai - 25/04/2004 11:54:30 AM 28 Views
Good questions. Chorabliss - 25/04/2004 12:30:49 PM 28 Views
Re: Accents tehanu - 25/04/2004 12:40:48 PM 16 Views
Maybeeee it's because i'm a londonerrrrr... octane - 25/04/2004 12:57:30 PM 20 Views
I don't have an accent snoopster - 25/04/2004 01:21:01 PM 20 Views
Heh! snoopster - 25/04/2004 01:25:36 PM 1 Views
LOL, thanks... ironclad - 25/04/2004 01:46:09 PM 1 Views
well... ironclad - 25/04/2004 01:47:41 PM 1 Views
Welll Red_Fox - 25/04/2004 04:10:29 PM 9 Views
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Re: Accents ponder stibbons - 25/04/2004 05:10:43 PM 17 Views
Re: I love accents farmboy - 25/04/2004 05:16:36 PM 1 Views
Aww . . . Luna - 25/04/2004 05:20:47 PM 1 Views
Re: I love accents Mat Girl - 25/04/2004 05:29:36 PM 1 Views
Hanoi, ein Schwabe ironclad - 25/04/2004 05:33:12 PM 1 Views
Ha freilich! ponder stibbons - 25/04/2004 06:01:12 PM 1 Views
lol ironclad - 25/04/2004 07:19:17 PM 1 Views
Àcçéntš Eyeless Myrddraal - 25/04/2004 07:29:33 PM 32 Views
*doesn't have an accent* *NM* Rob - 25/04/2004 07:39:42 PM 7 Views
Re: Àcçéntš Mat Girl - 25/04/2004 07:55:21 PM 1 Views
'ello evvvvrey bode-y LadyLanfear - 25/04/2004 08:04:47 PM 13 Views
*giggles* LadyLanfear - 25/04/2004 08:12:52 PM 1 Views
I still don't know what a Washington accent sounds like... Eyeless Myrddraal - 25/04/2004 08:14:33 PM 1 Views
I have a localized Mexican accent when speaking Spanish... LaSombra - 25/04/2004 09:17:13 PM 8 Views
Re: yeah The Pink Panther - 25/04/2004 09:35:38 PM 1 Views
Theh's nothing wrong with saying "wicked" The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 09:49:40 PM 1 Views
Hehehe The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 09:52:07 PM 1 Views
The BBC has been invaded by bizarre accents The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 09:54:57 PM 1 Views
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Interesting... The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:00:18 PM 1 Views
The NY ones sound whiney? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:04:45 PM 1 Views
What are the idiosyncracies? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:06:17 PM 1 Views
Canadian accents can be really funny The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:08:51 PM 1 Views
Are you by any chance from Adelaide? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:10:53 PM 1 Views
So Stockholm isn't "proper Swedish" ? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:14:18 PM 1 Views
Re: The BBC has been invaded by bizarre accents Corran84 - 25/04/2004 10:19:01 PM 1 Views
There's no problem with Korea and career being homophones The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:19:48 PM 1 Views
Russian is highly uniform, though The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:25:44 PM 1 Views
I'm pretty sure it's from "oh God" The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:30:29 PM 1 Views
Reminds me of "Trainspotting" The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:33:23 PM 1 Views
Is that Cajun or not? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:35:51 PM 1 Views
You never heard "pigeon" ? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:39:35 PM 1 Views
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Ah...I take it you're dating ironclad The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:43:58 PM 1 Views
People vary between French and Japanese?!?! The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:46:53 PM 1 Views
Nah, I'm a Brisbane girl. Alexia - 25/04/2004 10:47:16 PM 1 Views
Ah...mittens with a glottalized t The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:49:34 PM 1 Views
Yes, and, in your case, apparently confusing as well The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:53:08 PM 1 Views
Re: What are the idiosyncracies? SilverWarder - 25/04/2004 10:54:09 PM 1 Views
valid point The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:54:17 PM 1 Views
You're just weird, Gena The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 10:57:27 PM 1 Views
When you say "Moscow-Brooklyn" .... The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:00:14 PM 1 Views
What words? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:03:16 PM 1 Views
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Excellent answer to the fifth question The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:10:53 PM 1 Views
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How does NW American differ from Midwest American? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:15:39 PM 1 Views
So in the Swabian accent there is no difference between s and ss? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:20:09 PM 1 Views
There are standard correct pronunciations... The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:31:13 PM 1 Views
Sure.... *NM* The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:31:54 PM 1 Views
But how do you say them? The Voice of Lews Therin - 25/04/2004 11:34:12 PM 1 Views
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Re: How does NW American differ from Midwest American? Mat Girl - 25/04/2004 11:49:20 PM 1 Views
Re: I still don't know what a Washington accent sounds like... Mat Girl - 26/04/2004 12:07:16 AM 1 Views
wads - 26/04/2004 12:51:22 AM 1 Views
Da. I admit it. Gena Sedai - 26/04/2004 01:03:21 AM 1 Views
My Accent: So. Cali beach bum meets Texan cowgirl aliena - 26/04/2004 02:22:00 AM 8 Views
Re: So in the Swabian accent there is no difference between s and ss? ponder stibbons - 26/04/2004 02:33:52 AM 1 Views
Re: Interesting... Morgawse_Sedai - 26/04/2004 03:42:01 AM 1 Views
Re: I'm pretty sure it's from "oh God" mierin sedai - 26/04/2004 04:02:54 AM 1 Views
There is no "standard" swedish really jh - 26/04/2004 04:32:09 AM 1 Views
Not really... there are big similarities, of course... jh - 26/04/2004 04:42:45 AM 1 Views
ahem... ponder stibbons - 26/04/2004 04:56:22 AM 1 Views
The only sensible answer snoopster - 26/04/2004 05:56:52 AM 1 Views
Re: There's no problem with Korea and career being homophones netweaver - 26/04/2004 06:25:42 AM 1 Views
Re: So in the Swabian accent there is no difference between s and ss? netweaver - 26/04/2004 06:37:33 AM 1 Views
Interesting... Katja - 26/04/2004 07:02:00 AM 10 Views
Re: Russian is highly uniform, though melambra - 26/04/2004 08:03:01 AM 1 Views
I think you may have misunderstood the -r insertion phenomenon. Eyeless Myrddraal - 26/04/2004 11:09:26 AM 1 Views
Re: The Voice of Lews Therin - 26/04/2004 11:25:56 AM 1 Views
No problem The Voice of Lews Therin - 26/04/2004 11:29:00 AM 1 Views
No, they DO pronounce Korea as "Korear" with nothing following The Voice of Lews Therin - 26/04/2004 11:41:39 AM 1 Views
Maybe out there SilverWarder - 26/04/2004 11:44:24 AM 1 Views
Oh yes I am Zyallira Sedai - 26/04/2004 11:45:14 AM 1 Views
Re: Reminds me of "Trainspotting" p hart - 26/04/2004 11:46:32 AM 1 Views
Yeah i know p hart - 26/04/2004 11:47:51 AM 1 Views
I have heard it and can back this up!!! p hart - 26/04/2004 11:53:19 AM 1 Views
Re: What words? tehanu - 26/04/2004 12:22:47 PM 1 Views
It is not Cajun... Aviendha - 26/04/2004 12:59:44 PM 1 Views
It's not spoken by anyone. jh - 26/04/2004 02:40:54 PM 1 Views
That's because you live in the East... farmboy - 26/04/2004 06:03:41 PM 1 Views
Aboot?! farmboy - 26/04/2004 06:06:27 PM 1 Views
hehehe ironclad - 26/04/2004 06:58:22 PM 1 Views
Probably because the real southern people who audition... farmboy - 26/04/2004 07:00:53 PM 1 Views
Liar! I do not say aboot! farmboy - 26/04/2004 07:03:11 PM 1 Views
you do say it like that! Mat Girl - 26/04/2004 07:04:56 PM 1 Views
fine, fine Mat Girl - 26/04/2004 07:07:08 PM 1 Views
Well, there are three different accents in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. LaSombra - 26/04/2004 07:18:08 PM 1 Views
No, probably because... Aviendha - 26/04/2004 07:26:47 PM 1 Views
I didn't mean it like that... ironclad - 26/04/2004 08:19:25 PM 1 Views
Yes and no... ironclad - 26/04/2004 08:25:49 PM 1 Views
Umm... farmboy - 26/04/2004 09:29:59 PM 1 Views
farmboy - 26/04/2004 09:33:30 PM 1 Views
farmboy - 26/04/2004 09:36:36 PM 1 Views
lol, why is that still a surprise for people? ironclad - 26/04/2004 09:53:34 PM 1 Views
yes, you've got it wads - 26/04/2004 10:44:00 PM 1 Views
ponder stibbons - 27/04/2004 04:39:59 AM 1 Views
yes, I know *points down to other post* *NM* ponder stibbons - 27/04/2004 04:41:52 AM 1 Views
LMAO ironclad - 27/04/2004 09:45:36 AM 1 Views
*hugs* Mat Girl - 27/04/2004 07:11:59 PM 1 Views
Re: Mat Girl - 27/04/2004 07:14:59 PM 1 Views
*hugs back* farmboy - 27/04/2004 08:02:08 PM 1 Views
*blushes furiously* farmboy - 27/04/2004 08:05:09 PM 1 Views
Re: *hugs back* Mat Girl - 27/04/2004 10:24:58 PM 1 Views
*grins* Mat Girl - 27/04/2004 10:25:34 PM 1 Views
*NM* farmboy - 27/04/2004 11:33:13 PM 1 Views
farmboy - 27/04/2004 11:34:09 PM 1 Views
I don't have an obvious dialect. matfriend - 28/04/2004 04:31:59 PM 2 Views
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