Accents & Dialects for Stage and Screen

357 Pages·2012·28.37 MB·English

by  Paul Meier

ACCENTS AND DIALECTS
FOR STAGE AND SCREEN

Bor use with 12 accompanying CDs

AI INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR 24
ACCENTS AND BIALECTS
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BY ENCTISH-SPEAKING ACTORS:

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CONTENT!

FORERFON 3
SUKNOWLEDGEMERTS a

1. BEFORE WE BEGAN

Actirgis eda arse 4

Felina Prone Alpbahe {TP o

Irematnral Disks os sh che

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Conte Goi Coe. spec cepa

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Ver taseaciss i

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Stari Wynd elish Rootvad Pronunciation

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UL, DIALECIS OF THE UNITED STATES
ameteun Saute Rakesh Tenvaa8oa bra Iclngie ace: Sisoui
Deep South {Alan errs, Lense, Mice sspoi
Dror Neo eagle

reel Anvicn
Fro hark
South Botan

AW, GTIEK 2NGLISH-LANGUAGE DIALECT:
sat
Indian cst

¥. FOREAGN-LANGUAGE ACCENTS

Ai
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Germs
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Sst
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VI TESTING, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION

I seg, ening. ene Garces a

Vi, WORKS ChED

ors ed as

FOREWORD

ike meny Brits. lyre up speaking wave than one dualse: fF was recexsary alll 0 be
Abe to mowe up und down the class inder by brwding qne's savas ths way 2a cl
[AS she chil! of wrkingeeless parosrs who agpiced :9 higher rimgs on the ladder. [ was
fever quite sare sliore | ws supposed to Mc in z> ¢ lea: nad early the Britis art of atest
shifling, Lhig chareleon-Fe wcisiene seus Cuthes complicated oy 4 rave ftom
Hampshire le Tamu meu Tras owe.re. ch about two weeks fat, tha Tost ay eoxanry
bregte ant aluplel the yereso! South Lorde sound when T sss will! mg tev sehoal
men, covering to the more upscale sect of ry parents when ct howe.

‘And in London L acard acossty wil divects am all aver the couet-y wn all aver the
wwotie! Being 2y cow a bana Sie churrslesm, # was soos collecting drvlevie un fost as 1
could, Tdisearvere! eatre i igh wha which provided # quusracadesie eA

a this wiiery

Tater, al the Rose Brofted College of Speech end Drazis, where & staaed 25 am actor
Mise Growe stevens inimduted re io the joys of phonetics. She gees we a way oF
vriling dawn all use accents and dialects I'd boct eoMecting’ fr rry Final year ac Bey"
ls He sche! is weevionately Keown}, {ignored ali -ay siutin in favo of Phonetics end
sat Ge LP.A Ustemationel Phoreties Assaialion) proficiency exam. Tbe gre!
Professor Uimsos hits f cesne down fr University Cotiege, London, 10 admirsster
‘:ccaing all binds cf weird eral wonderfut sounds br us to wauscribe, ‘The whote thing
rude porfeor arse!

Tater, wher my sir, Cameean (sew vieo presidens of Pael Meier Disloes Sersiecs),
Yearced to tale, 4 zilion fvayiouy cheracters hecaine past aP cur gamcs a2 [ morphol
Foo Ausualian to Seettis in Kentucky to Madrid af his request. (By thal Hime Twas
nehing diuleuts and diglect-oruehing Keeate, and 1°¥¢ boon Going, ever since

So Une dialects and aovenss is tais book has oun wall ested lor
Arum schools, inthe cheats and ia filus, #9 Paglaed are Arweriea. as
most demaudag clisst, yrs.

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speak consincingly in accents exd dia

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ACKNOWLEDGEMRS Is

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thar Shswu Muller, Webraser Pmicites and ‘Teetnicel Advise: af (OTA
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hey Ines sciosed sires 1497. My docsest uracitzee als yous to the rimy ascociate
otkors of IDEA, who contributed “wary: of the pritnary saunee oecovdings Tits
following peyes Alms all of ther: are wr sec Trainee
Assoezstion IVASIA). . wich Larv grand snd devored aeirter I thank VAST ¢
fevend presidenls v2d uaguy heed merabers ete have ful! hs shall arg
powerltf gonwork oF voice sal pouch sgecial is,

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eropating this Fook, ¢ toute! ldke to sing’e cut the following: Giliag. Lano-Pleseiy
founse of The Dialect Reswires, Dousles N. vfunnira® founder «1? Yeabecctions wad
IDEA A alte: fos ‘and: Thovid Alae. Slera, founder wl Aczoae Dieleo!
Sociales: Ay Stoller foursler of (he Salley Systera en TEA saostcince Ed. ls
New Yook Cityt Lise Olan. dislect eases and innimicter at de Aemiagsan Schoo ot
Acting. and ke IDEA Associate Fane tor Norchwese Enghacl: Radelt Prive. focmer
Sialee: ecoch at Dublie’s Abbey Shectre, Katina Letomes, IDEA Associete Eiken or
South Afuca, ev har menor. Prodessor Matta Mums, Laeticess 21 TsAwane University
of Teclmology: Prclesser Doreen Puicclaeig, Tecwrer in Voiee and Acting: Colutinie
Colleme Truntee Salinis Kacla Co-rd far aes Hinmacting wivaniry: ard Patieia Cas, a
waileggne af mins foe uesrly 20 yous aed fonee THES A flee Kor Terme
‘shore wotiew'o:s preolistaling has ceul-xired subscacrisy ki his hook

inafly, 1 want to thnk key som, Camicron Meier. asiwos: eilitce are! sp0a!
wubetantelly shaped the soak: und my eae. Marita Meier, whose love and suppor!
“atk all Ping
i. BEFORE WE BEGIN

ACTING IN 4 DIALECT OR aN ACCENT

Bor ators, Gee chief delight eat mos, suleren d

sheracter’s stony sed wo take ot the eaarscre's bat

dreams, By this a2 of neinesis, actors a03e to pose
sal that ru to xs andiones, A haté job!

is ba “iseppea Fes Mie
neviows, value syste feats. sad
‘ane a cher ows, aud to

To see one's own culture ub one arnong mesy, and ko din another us 6 cloak, i a0
jramense’y diffeat. out hugely rewarcing ish. Adopting the dngaustie geeutia iiss ot
tops ealte is nerhaps tae biggest chatlengs, For tie way characters speak zeveals mck:
where sey ate fiom, where they have been, and who they wet to be, And theie specs’
changes ranmenl lo raeuent tea (Gayle cell & core sticking) depending. om who
ley ave celkig as, the rele of she moment, anal sa rth, “When wie sisters, alas
staring almove denial hue.g/ounes, sound quile dierent Shara euch ouier. we legen chat
each ofts bes a0 itive! s personal way als

Door ewory ral ths
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tors play roquise shew eo modify shel disletiscesut!idiaec, thon?

‘A word about tecms: The aoe dialect ate almost istereiengeabie: : papular
par'mee shey meas much He sane thiog, Br some distinctions may be asefi ie
scholarly sors dainar be a Tegitranis variere oF w Jroguage, collig us aban the
reginaal ainl eanteclass osigins of she speaker ond mine, We relur sa she Tameashire
dates oF Baglin, or ae Passing. lee! French. A ds
wl gromamat. as weil as its own dx acaclanicu, We are 2:3 daiect speakers,

vyen if ws Iappon to use se prestige “standard” dialect of our awe lasgnage. tar
ilLitey fsa dikleer. An acco, on the other hand, is siraphrs feature or stefauce of alecr
ca Jargresge, reverting, is proms,

feet Mas ibs wot ecu

Akhough the disticetlon cuickly breaks dowe, Land my feliow Nowth A
‘couches find ic esettl to “rk about English-lacguage diadecis in contast wits toroigs
Tazguage arconts. “Though my fri'sh eo“lesyuee nl Phe Hnguistie commniry se lh
lernty differently, se Fre il esol ts ompbssize ibe differseee betwcen aaxive speslers.

their eateee, and gesapte for whom Prutish is ec heir Mest an
‘ye ate speaking English 2 he azcant oF thee irl Language. 12 ie sel us eam
sfynatic and uuseabie process of inproviug aoapaclarion and lananage ssa. “h
provess croercs a differen psyenolog-cal sees. J mintsin, aad should prualized
Givierently by the aster.

ican diek

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‘Though a alsteet may have stil idingynevace variations in ech speater, iss gerecally
sore consistent and predictable than az uczen’. Accents :nay involve mispeoneiatens
yper-comoctions. azd inistakos in stess,-hythi ot.; aad, of eourse, when we speak 4
language ot our own, we ray a: fest Wake al kinds of other mistakes ‘cain
cocabueary, arent, we. Thul whther we wall acting in en accent ar & csieer, doing it
acexratels. credibly, ert withoul avienlalips is party ¢ science, partly st art, sal wholly
Guilcaging, Uhepe you enjay Zavestigating tis escinaling process wile ne,