How much does natural talent play a part in reaching a native or a near-native accent? I wonder this because I have native or near-native accents in some languages, but not in others.
a. Do you feel that you sound native in all your languages if you are multilingual?
b. Do you feel that you could reach a near-native accent if you had better models?
c. Do you feel it is easier to sort out the sounds of certain languages?
(For example, easier to speak Spanish than French? For me, it's just the reverse.)
On a scale of one to five-Where are you? Be anon, if you like.
1. Thick accent. People don't understand me.
2. I sound foreign, but people understand me.
3. I sound kind of foreign, but people speak at normal speeds with me.
4. I sound close to native, but not always. Some words give me away.
5. People don't know I'm non-native, or they think I'm from another part of the country.
a. Do you feel that you sound native in all your languages if you are multilingual?
b. Do you feel that you could reach a near-native accent if you had better models?
c. Do you feel it is easier to sort out the sounds of certain languages?
(For example, easier to speak Spanish than French? For me, it's just the reverse.)
On a scale of one to five-Where are you? Be anon, if you like.
1. Thick accent. People don't understand me.
2. I sound foreign, but people understand me.
3. I sound kind of foreign, but people speak at normal speeds with me.
4. I sound close to native, but not always. Some words give me away.
5. People don't know I'm non-native, or they think I'm from another part of the country.