How is his accent (French)?

jonathanmartin   Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:51 pm GMT
Found a recent radio interview with the British autistic savant and polyglot Daniel Tammet in French - curious to know what native French speakers here think of his French?

http://france-info.com/spip.php?article251664&theme=36&sous_theme=39
PARISIEN   Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:25 pm GMT
His French is flawless. Amazing.
There are in his voice some hints that betrays that he is not a fully native speaker but it's impossible to spot any residue of English accent. He could be a semi-native French speaker just from any other culture.
And I've heard he can speak a number of other languages just as well.
szepinho   Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:57 pm GMT
I'm not a native speaker of French, but I have to say that I can hear a clear difference in pronunciation between Daniel Tammet and his interviewer
nico   Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:12 pm GMT
As a native french, i would think he is english or german
Invité d"honneur   Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:04 pm GMT
His French is limpid. However I have to disagree with Parisien that it's impossible to spot any residue of English accent. It's slight, but it's there. The most noticeable English feature in his accent is the way he pronounces the French nasal vowels. At times he also reduces some final A's into a mid central vowel. Regardless, his pronunciation is very accurate overall and he speaks very pleasantely.
CommonAswhole   Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:37 am GMT
Isn't this just general French?
CommonAswhole   Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:40 am GMT
He goes up in intonation very well. Like a true Frenchman, monotonuous and ugly.
English is for Gays   Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:22 am GMT
"As a native french, i would think he is english"

- Sûr, c'est un pédé.
- Na ja, er ist Schwule.
- Ovviamente, dato che è omosessuale.
- Claro, porquè es un culo.
for you   Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:10 am GMT
>>"As a native french, i would think he is english"

- Sûr, c'est un pédé.
- Na ja, er ist Schwule.
- Ovviamente, dato che è omosessuale.
- Claro, porquè es un culo.<<

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll122/cubben/You_re_a_homo.jpg
for stupid guys   Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:49 am GMT
>>"As a native french, i would think he is english
Sûr, c'est un pédé.
- Na ja, er ist Schwule.
- Ovviamente, dato che è omosessuale.
- Claro, porquè es un culo.<<



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