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Вам любопытно узнать, что думают люди, которым английский приходится родным языком, об иностранном акценте?

Предлагаю вырезки из оживленной дискуссии по этому поводу на одном из форумом по изучению английского:

"Accents are VERY COOL! Don't try to totally hide yours! Most Americans love accents, as long as the person speaking with one is easily understood."

"Well you guys are raising a very good point there, I can tell that having an accent does attrack people because they find you more interesting than, well accent-free persons."

"The only people I've met who have managed a convincing native speaker accent are those who moved here as children. Everyone else seems to have just a slight accent at 'best' but I'd agree that most people find an accent attractive and interesting, and I don't think it stops you being taken seriously."

"Why people would want to eliminate accents:

- Social stigma -
There is much stigma associated with accents, depending on where you are or what accents we're talking about. The problem is accent draws too much attention to itself. Rather than listening to what you have to say, people focus on how you say it. It's also very easy to earn labels with an outlandish accent. Titles like 'redneck', 'foreigner', 'FOB', 'that guy with a Spanish accent' are not very pleasant, especially when you only want to fit in. It's true that discrimination is all too common, but speech, second in importance only to appearance, is something that can be changed. And that's all that matters."

"I'm absolutely sure, that the accent is what gives you and individuality."

В 95% всех мнений касательно иностранного акцента, опубликованных на этом форуме, носители английского язъка (native speakers) относятся к иностранному акценту достаточно благоприятно. Однако, общее предпочитание ведется к тому, что, даже если собеседник говорит с акцентом, от него ожидают правильное выговаривание (они хотят понять, что собеседник говорит) и правильную грамматику (они хотят слышать грамматически правильно построенную речь).

Привет всем :)
Увидела сегодня забавную вещь - вырезка из какого-то старого-старого учебника по инглишу :) Зацените транскрипцию)))