Taking the accents of non-native speakers into consideration introduces a whole brand-new area of interest for me. Although many speakers may say that the best accent is British or American, I have a slightly different opinion about it.
For myself, I like Australian accent and adapted my English to one somewhere between that and South African. I reckon the best English speaker is Vandana Shiva , an educated Indian, who holds the most precise accent.
She pronounces the vowels very firmly and in a comprehensive manner. Her speech draws everyone's attention, she is a feminist.
On the other hand , if we take into consideration non-native speakers speaking English the best of all accent is the German accent, followed by the Dutch, the Scandinavian (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) , the Brazilian and the Italian. This was what I read.
She pronounces the vowels very firmly and in a comprehensive manner. Her speech draws everyone's attention, she is a feminist.
On the other hand , if we take into consideration non-native speakers speaking English the best of all accent is the German accent, followed by the Dutch, the Scandinavian (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) , the Brazilian and the Italian. This was what I read.
There are at least three things in favour of us, Brazilians. Things that are easy to spot. Firstly, the Brazilian accent is neutral.
Secondly, one can disguise his accent (people can notice but are not capable of telling from where you came). And last but not least, Brazilians are more likely to get a foreign language than our Hispanic
friends . Herein lies one of the advantages when talking about international trade rules.
2005/12/7, Priscila Arakaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> About our Language: we speak Portuguese, one of the languages derived from Latin. It has a great number of phonemes; and for this reason it is quite easier for us to learn other languages (though I had some difficulty learning the TH sounds, as in "that" and "thin").
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> Some people say that Brazilian and Italian people has a similar accent when speaking English...
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> Pri
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: [email protected]
> Date: quarta-feira, 07 de dezembro de 2005 09:42:18
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Greetings too...
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> Oww.. how do you know that i'm from Indonesia before I write my profile?
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> Yes... I'm very happy knowing that in the Brazil there's someone who really
> welcome to me. Nice to know you Priscila. So, you're a Brazilian? An exotic
> country. Everything you said below is right.
> Could you tell me what kind of language that you usally use in Brazil?
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> Quoting Priscila Arakaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> > Hi, Mia
> >
> > Welcome!!!
> >
> > If I'm not mistaken, you must be one of our first members from Indonesia.
> > That is what makes this group so special: joining persons who are physically
> > very far from each other; who have different ways of life, different values
> > and beliefs, different ways to see the world but with one thing in common:
> > studying English - and helping others.
> >
> > My English is intermediate level (I took English lessons for 5 years but
> > never left Brazil) but perhaps I can be of any help... In fact, I have not
> > been very active in this group - studying and working, I don't have much
> > free time. I've just concluded my 1st. year in Language studies, and intend
> > to major in English.
> >
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Priscila
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> > Date: quarta-feira, 07 de dezembro de 2005 08:35:36
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Greetings too...
> >
> > Hai I'm a new member here.
> > My name is Mia .
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> > I hope I can improve my english too. Really need your help. ^_^
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