THE INDIAN

ACCENT

Орындаған: К.Зарина,Қ.Балауса, Н.Тахмина, Н.Ділназ

1 Some aspects of Indian Accented English and British English are
similar in comparison to American English, such as dropping of
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vocalic “r” sounds (such as the “r” at the end of the words “for”
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and “car”) and the pronunciation of a clear “t” sound in words
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like “butter” (pronounced as a quick “d” in
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American English).
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There are, however, many distinct differences between British
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 The melody of a person’s speech, the placement of
stress within words, and the placement of stress
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English from both British and American English. In
2 addition, speakers with Indian accents have a
different production of some consonant sounds.
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4 Indian accented speakers tend to stop the air for the “th”
sounds (e.g. “thigh” and “then”), making the “th” sound like
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a “t” or a “d.” The “v” and “w” sounds are often used
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interchangeably, so “vine” may sound like “wine” and vice
versa. In addition, some speakers may curl their tongue back
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sounds a different quality than we hear in American or
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British English. Speakers with Indian accents may also have
9 several differences in the way they produce vowel sounds.
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English accents tend to be airier and
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lighter compared to Indian accents,
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where the tongue is often pressed and
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held in sounds for too long.
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Indian English does not have diotongs
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(two vowel sounds in one syllable).

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Diphthongs are usually replaced by long
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vowel sounds.For example, /əʊ/ would
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The "th" sounds, e.g., /θ/ and /ð/, are
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typically non-existent.
Instead of placing the tongue between the
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teeth to create the sound, Indian English
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speakers may aspirate the /t/ sound instead,
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i.e., release a pocket of air when pronouncing
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the /t/.
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between the /w/ and /v/ sounds,
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meaning words like wet and vet may

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sound like homonyms
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Diphthong /eɪ/ is pronounced [e]
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Diphthong /oʊ/ is pronounced [o]
Diphthong /ɛər/ is pronounced [ɛ]
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Назарларыңызға
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рахмет!!!
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