不久前,一个名为#thisismyvoice(这是我的声音)的挑战在“抖音”海外版Tik Tok上爆红。
在这一病毒式传播的视频挑战中,用户们展示了他们在亚洲国家生活一段时间之后口音的变化。
ABS-CBNNews:“这是我的声音挑战“:这个人在马拉坎南待了一年之后,嗓音变得和总统杜特尔特一模一样
文章介绍了这个挑战:
In front of a mirror, people record the "changes" in their voices after being exposed to a variety of situations, such as watching Kdramas and Japanese anime or moving to places with thick accents.
人们在观看韩剧、日本动漫或搬到口音浓重的地方之后,用视频在镜子前记录下自己声音的“变化”。
有人开玩笑说,搬到菲律宾马拉坎南一年后,操起了一口和菲总统杜特尔特一样的口音。
There were a couple who joked that their singing voices got better in the months that they spent in the Philippines, a woman who began to sound like a typical irate Filipina mother, and a Pinoy man who developed a British accent after moving to England.
有一对夫妇开玩笑说,在菲律宾的几个月里,他们的歌声变得更动听了。一位女士的声音变得像典型的易怒的菲律宾母亲,而一个菲律宾男子在搬到英国后就带上了英国口音。
There's also a funny guy who nailed his impression of President Rodrigo Duterte's voice after spending a "year in Malacaang".
还有个有趣的家伙,他在马拉坎南待了一年之后,嗓音变得和总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特一模一样。
“这是我的声音挑战”在一定程度上展示了亚洲各国语言发音的诙谐之处,同时也体现了语言环境对发音的影响。
We've all heard of the stereotype of Singaporeans going to Western countries like Australia, or US, and coming back with an accent.
很多人都会有一些刻板印象:新加坡人去了澳大利亚或美国等西方国家后,回来时说话就会夹带着当地口音。
It involves Asians, most of whom speak with a Western accent, slowly changing their tone to a more distinctively Asian one.
视频中涉及一些亚洲人,他们中大多数人说话带有西方口音,在视频中慢慢地将他们的语调转变为独具特色的亚洲口音。
为什么口音容易受到环境影响呢?
纽卡斯尔大学语言学家达米安·霍尔博士对移居之后口音的改变及其成因进行了研究:
Subconsciously, you always have the impulse to adapt to your surroundings, wherever you are. So in London you've adapted the way you speak to a lowest common denominator accent – in otherwords, you've learned to speak without any regional peculiarities at all that would make you difficult to understand.
无论你在哪里,潜意识里,你总有一种适应周围环境的冲动。所以在伦敦时,你会用伦敦音说话——换句话说,你已经学会了自己说话时尽量减少他人难以听懂的地方口音。
微博网友观看完挑战视频后分享了身边的故事:
说到口音,你身边有哪些有趣的故事呢?欢迎留言。
编辑:唐晓敏
实习生:潘琪伟
参考:ABS-CBN News Mothership Esquire
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