As I said, then the project isn't well managed. I assume that they are doing it as part of their studies and as such they should be given sufficient support and instructions. They should have been given some training before hand on how to run a research project and when to seek the advice of the teacher and the teacher should actively check the progress during the course of the project.
Too deep, when using regional accent or dialect, many sections of the Queens English get lost. I would defy you to hold a conversation with someone speaking the local dialect in Aberdeen for example, a 'fit liker' would be barely understood. If you were to carry out research into text speak, cockney rhyming slang, most patois...and almost every hip hop record, the same would apply, and I read that the OP was looking for how we pronouce the words not the grammatical correctness of them
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Exactly!
Though I should imagine the poor bugger has been well scared off by now.
I thought such projects are there to learn to work independently, withouth the teacher holding your hand for every step. In the end you get marks for the finished product, not the spelling on your starting notes....
Maybe someone can do a record-session at the next social event... probably the students job though..
Yes, and I think that is were the difference of opinion is here. There seem to be different views on how this learning process can be achieved in the best way. I sense a dissonance regarding the best pedagogic methods for teaching and I suspect it has to do a lot with how we ourselves were taught these things. Personally I don't feel that just going out there and do it is the best way but I fully respect if you and others are of a different opinion :-).
I wonder what the original posters who started this thread think? Maybe they think we are totally nuts - we have nitpicked over their polite request for help
I also feel rather sorry for the young gentlemen if, in the course of their studies, they use the vocabulary and phraseology of the above text in the mistaken apprehension that this sentence is on a par with the beautiful prose contained in post #14
Don't take some of the less positive comments on board, and good luck with your project
I'll get one in English and one from Mama G done for you as she's a Scot....just got to work out how to do the audio thing....I'd ask for a few tips but
We're looking for people, whose native language is English and that speak one of the dialects of the following countries (it would be nice if the dialect was remarkable):
Australia
South-Africa
Irland
Scotland
England
North-America
India
Jamaica
>> Just wanted to add that English is not a native language of India - though its spoken by quite a few people... something like lots of Swiss can speak
english.
Anyway, if you do wish to include it in your project - maybe i can help you .. could you pm me about how to do the audio thing and send it across to you ?
[quote=shomski;341147] We're looking for people, whose native language is English and that speak one of the dialects of the following countries (it would be nice if the dialect was remarkable):
Australia
South-Africa
Irland
Scotland
England
North-America
India
Jamaica
>> Just wanted to add that English is not a native language of India - though its spoken by quite a few people... something like lots of Swiss can speak
english.
Errrr... yes it is. English is a native language of a lot of Indians. What do you mean by this comment? (I am presuming, of course, that you are Indian based on your next comment)
English and Hindi are the official languages in India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
>> Just wanted to add that English is not a native language of India - though its spoken by quite a few people... something like lots of Swiss can speak
english.
Anyway, if you do wish to include it in your project - maybe i can help you .. could you pm me about how to do the audio thing and send it across to you ?[/quote]
I am from India.Not only is English,the official language of India,but we study every subject in English unlike Swiss who take up English as their 2nd/3rd language .Even in India people from different states speak different English Accent.Although i don't speak perfect /flawless English,I can definitely help you people out.
Let me Know .
Rgds
native language and Official language are two different things - teh same wikipedia says 'A first language (also mother tongue , native language , arterial language , or L1 ) is the language a human being learns from birth. [[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_language#cite_note-0)
I am an indian and am just curious to know which group of Indians have english as the native language ? in school, we do get to study the subjects in English - but only if we opt to go to a English Medium school.
And that definitely does not make it our native language.
But i guess this discussion is not apt for this thread...
Got the last bit right, you guys are going off topic and this threads already stretched
While you are at it could you send me an audiofile of you saying:
My name is (insert name) my account is with (insert name of bank) my account is (insert name of account) my password is (insert your banking password) my mother's maidenname is (insert mother's maidenname) my date of birth is (insert date of birth).
Thanks
Here's a nice accent for our young students to study:
God Bless Amy Turtle!
Hi
Just some general info on the South African dialects. Bear in mind, that we have 11 official languages, and as a result, the dialect can differ vastly from region to region. There is a big difference between the pronounciation as well as the terminology and sentence structures, depending on which group you are focusing on. For example, we say:
"Howzit" not hello. But, in Jhb it is pronounced (Howww-zit), whereas in Cape Town it can be pronounced anything from (Whoo-zit to Hoursit).
Pretoria has a more formal dialect, and depending on which area you are in in Jhb will determine the lingo....
Just a thought! You could make a whole tape just using our various dialects in SA. It's a colourful country! Anyway, if you tell me how to do the recording thing and e-mail it, I will try and get you a few local examples.
Recorded an sent. Good luck with the project - I have fond memories of similar stuff during my phonetics studies at university.
Still looking for people from Jamaica,Ireland,Scotland,England,South Africa and India.
recorded and sent.