tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post3611528119255508927..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: Robert Peston's fillerisms and rubatiKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-81699450402212090722011-03-28T18:26:13.281+01:002011-03-28T18:26:13.281+01:00Nice example of the gallop-and-drawl style I'v...Nice example of the gallop-and-drawl style I've come to label 'Pestonism'. May I add to JM's intresting syllable countings an impression of the sounds uttered etc:<br />[ʔaɪ min | ðə ˈweɪ ˈaːɪ || `tenː tə ˏˌsiˑ θɪŋz || ʔɪz | ˈʔᴧːmː || ðət ɒn ðə ˈwɒ̈n ˈhӕnˑd || ˎpleɪnli | kndɪʃnːz | ᴧː | ikənɒmɪklɪ fənӕnʃli | ɑˑ bɪt ˈbetə | ðən ðeɪ `wɜː]JWLhttp://www.yek.me.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-88003045662673304272011-03-28T08:16:23.884+01:002011-03-28T08:16:23.884+01:00What seems to be a pretty consistent feature of RP...What seems to be a pretty consistent feature of RP's speech is the sudden changes of pace. The initial phrase in your example has 9 syllables in 1.78 seconds = approx 5 sylls/sec, whereas the final phrase has 18 sylls in 2.2 seconds = approx 8 sylls/second. Having had to suffer RP's odd speech style for many months, I can say that he does this sort of thing all the time.John Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.com