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What is the most desirable English accent?
A poll of British adults revealed that the accents of Liverpool and Birmingham are considered the ‘least attractive’, while Irish and RP are considered the ‘most attractive’.
How do you get rid of Chinese accent when speaking English?
How to Change Your Chinese Accent
- Focus on Intonation and Word Stress.
- Learn How to Say English Sounds and Don’t Substitute.
- Say the Final Consonants.
- Figure Out Consonant Clusters.
- Practice Multisyllabic Words and Linking.
What accent is the cutest?
For 86 per cent of women, the Scottish accent was deemed sexiest, while 88 per cent of men found a Spanish accent irresistible. Interestingly, just 29 per cent of men found a Scottish accent on a woman sexy, in polar opposition to the women surveyed.
Why does Chinese sound harsh?
So why does Chinese sound so aggressive? The reason of this comes from the fact of Chinese tones. When the pitch is high and flat, the speaker sounds high voiced, although in English, people also talk with flat tone, but that tone can be low, so Chinese people sound like they raise their voice very easily.
What English sounds are difficult for Chinese speakers?
Common difficulties for Chinese speakers with English vowels include:
- Speakers inserting an extra vowel between consonants or after a final consonant, e.g. ‘post’ may sound like ‘poster’; ‘worked’ may sound like ‘work it’
- Speakers omitting a reduced vowel.
- ‘arrive’, ‘consider’, ‘sister’ Play.
Why don’t English and Chinese have similar sounds?
There are sounds made in English that have no similar sound in Chinese. When you speak in English, you may not use certain consonants. Your brain, which is following a Chinese system, doesn’t recognize the need for them. And there are some English vowels that seem similar to Chinese vowel sounds; you may substitute Chinese vowels for them.
Do most Chinese teenagers have a British accent?
Lots of Chinese English teachers also have a rather “British” accent (if not Chinese accent). However, most Chinese teenagers and young adults are probably more familiar with American accent because of Hollywoods, TV series, talk shows, etc. It is like a British guy living in the US for a long time will also s
What is the tone of Chinese?
Chinese is tonal, so your ear is wonderfully tuned to changes in pitch levels. However, since tone does not change the literal meaning of each word in English (as it does in Chinese), you may be ignoring tone in English. You shouldn’t. Whereas in Chinese, tone defines each word, in English tone defines statements’ relationships to each other.