standard english accent

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 5,826,396 times.wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. To effectively learn a new accent, you must expand the ability of your ear by listening over and over to examples of the accent.Once you learn the techniques and listen to native speakers, try reading books while in the dialect. To create this article, 19 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. Confused by what it means to talk about languages, accents and dialects? We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. Remember that when you were little you learned a language by listening and then repeating the words while imitating the accent. "I have to do a presentation for English about this subject so this is very handy." They speak with clear, English accents. 8), Trudgill, and Joanna Przedlacka (2008, Models and myth: updating the (non)standard accents, in English Pronunciation Models: a Changing Scene, edited by Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk and Joanna Przedlacka, Bern, Peter Lang, pp. Pretend to be them and act like them. It is likely that any true British person will know that you're faking it straight away, but it might pass for a real accent to non-Brits. Just watch videos shows and movies with accents and if you immerse yourself and practice consistently you can easily adapt an accent. For a newer perspective, view The King's Speech; especially the part in which Adrian Scarborough reads an announcement over the radio.All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being publishedDon't exaggerate the accent or you'll look stupid. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker.

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