{"id":293,"date":"2018-09-30T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=293"},"modified":"2019-04-14T16:46:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:46:57","slug":"episode-6-accents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=293","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6 &#8211; Accents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 6 &amp;#8211; Accents\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-09-30T14:00:07+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT17M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This episode is about accents. What are they? Where do they come from? Does it matter if you have a foreign accent when speaking a foreign language? Can you acquire a native-like accent in another language as an adult? If so, how do you do so?\n\nSome ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"15.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6899\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-293-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=293-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode06.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>This episode is about accents. What are they? Where do they come from? Does it matter if you have a foreign accent when speaking a foreign language? Can you acquire a native-like accent in another language as an adult? If so, how do you do so?<\/p>\n<p>Some definitions of the word acccent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/accent\">source<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/accent\">source<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;the characteristic mode of pronunciation of a person or group, especially one that betrays social or geographical origin&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/accent\">source<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accent_(sociolinguistics)\">source<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information about accents<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accent_(sociolinguistics)\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accent_(sociolinguistics)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regional_accents_of_English\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regional_accents_of_English<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information about Multicultural London English<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multicultural_London_English\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multicultural_London_English<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dialectblog.com\/2011\/11\/03\/multicultural-london-oo\/\">http:\/\/dialectblog.com\/2011\/11\/03\/multicultural-london-oo\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCSu5MotIX4\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0KdVoSS_2PM\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of people who speak languages with native-like accents, and some advice on how to acquire such an accent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCS7sz7xUI0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acOvHIqaB-k\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mr_sWVpsNIg\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mzefC_IMqcQ\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p9hij0H8jp0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The song I play and sing at the end of the podcast is called <strong>La Plume de ma Tante<\/strong>, and can also be heard here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/206361319&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 6 &amp;#8211; Accents\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-09-30T14:00:07+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT17M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This episode is about accents. What are they? Where do they come from? Does it matter if you have a foreign accent when speaking a foreign language? Can you acquire a native-like accent in another language as an adult? If so, how do you do so?\n\nSome ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"15.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6900\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-293-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=293-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode06.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode06.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>This episode is about accents. What are they? Where do they come from? Does it matter if you have a foreign accent when speaking a foreign language? Can you acquire a native-like accent in another language as an adult? If so, how do you do so? Some definitions of the word acccent: &#8220;a distinctive way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23,4,11,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-french","category-language","category-music","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}