tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post3283455054212956658..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: voice-over speaker on Mrs BachKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-61186057077481402622015-07-05T14:38:24.845+01:002015-07-05T14:38:24.845+01:00The realisation of /u:/ in "school" give...The realisation of /u:/ in "school" gives away that she's German.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081841460525341333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-4053710909084126172015-04-28T22:28:35.940+01:002015-04-28T22:28:35.940+01:00I'm surprised by John's comment. To me, th...I'm surprised by John's comment. To me, the speaker's TRAP vowel in "family" and "fact" sounded practically indistinguishable from present-day GB /a/ -- certainly it wasn't at all like the stereotypical German realization of, say, "handyman" as what sounds, to British ears, like "hendymen" -- and I wouldn't have taken her for a non-native speaker except for some over-enunciation and separation of the "little words", together with such instances of word-final devoicing as "girlss" and "memberss". Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718209592445394736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-13211349171871448612015-04-08T23:06:50.154+01:002015-04-08T23:06:50.154+01:00It certainly isn't very close to present-day G...It certainly isn't very close to present-day GB /a/ for the TRAP vowel.John Maidmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417012913907134702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-87389626214381797852015-04-08T19:45:32.929+01:002015-04-08T19:45:32.929+01:00It sounds more like a German /ɛ/ to me rather than...It sounds more like a German /ɛ/ to me rather than the RP/GA /æ~a/.Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-70259043356903356302015-04-07T22:18:57.934+01:002015-04-07T22:18:57.934+01:00What about it? sounds fair enough to meWhat about it? sounds fair enough to meSidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-14330696940767271452015-03-31T12:47:14.740+01:002015-03-31T12:47:14.740+01:00LOL :-DLOL :-DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762196203762970377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-87159404954624167382015-03-31T11:20:57.085+01:002015-03-31T11:20:57.085+01:00A tiny, inconspicuous comma makes all the differen...A tiny, inconspicuous comma makes all the difference :-)Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-33341259007460340752015-03-31T09:24:45.449+01:002015-03-31T09:24:45.449+01:00And all the time we thought you were Petr.And all the time we thought you were Petr.Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-14037321815200006542015-03-31T08:07:41.121+01:002015-03-31T08:07:41.121+01:00What about her TRAP vowel, e.g. in the word 'f...What about her TRAP vowel, e.g. in the word 'family'?Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-39642225924675022402015-03-31T08:04:38.870+01:002015-03-31T08:04:38.870+01:00I am indeed Sidney!I am indeed Sidney!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-85382025203082215442015-03-31T07:40:32.793+01:002015-03-31T07:40:32.793+01:00She is quite capable of producing word-initial v+ ...She is quite capable of producing word-initial v+ dental fricative, but uses [d] at the beginning of several instances of the word 'that'.John Maidmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417012913907134702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-39517502929897301842015-03-30T22:06:37.192+01:002015-03-30T22:06:37.192+01:00Are you thinking she might be a native German spea...Are you thinking she might be a native German speaker?Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-45701569743398486262015-03-30T11:35:30.977+01:002015-03-30T11:35:30.977+01:00Any other suggestions?Any other suggestions?Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-10888868199546656012015-03-30T10:51:50.393+01:002015-03-30T10:51:50.393+01:00Sounds like simultaneous translation, a little fla...Sounds like simultaneous translation, a little flat and halting as she keeps up with the original speaker (and being a German original, she has to wait for the verb at the end before she can move on), carefully articulated.Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-23109375117381583652015-03-29T19:28:05.051+01:002015-03-29T19:28:05.051+01:00Mariano, no - not exactly what struck me.Mariano, no - not exactly what struck me.Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-43244684014725493092015-03-29T19:00:08.554+01:002015-03-29T19:00:08.554+01:00You mean a lisp? You mean a lisp? Marianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384328017922360732noreply@blogger.com