Is this normal Canadian accent?

Giulia   Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:33 am GMT
Hi everyone.
I really like this song.
Could you tell me if this is normal Canadian accent?
She pronounces FALL as [fal]

http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF227520-01-01-04.mp3
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF227520-01-01-02.mp3
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF227520-01-01-01.mp3

thanks a lot
Q   Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:00 pm GMT
I couldn't open the link, but you have to keep in mind most people when they sing sort of "turn off" their accent when they sing--they sing vowels that are easier to sing, and you can't hear intonation, etc. Some common features of singers "accents" that are used regardless of where you're from:
-Non-rhotic: unless you want to emphasize your accent like in Country and Irish music
-Short o sounds --> [a]: it's easier to sing [a] than [O] or [A] usually. : unless you want to sing Country music, and then you add sort of a "w" sound to the end of it.
-diphthongs such as in General American word "I" or "out": usually are sung as [a] followed [i] and [a] followed by [u]. This is done by virtually everyone unless you're trying to emphasize a Cockney accent or a Country accent: [a]
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so, yeah, [a] in "fall" is the normal Canadian accent (when singing)
Kirk   Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:08 pm GMT
<<Hi everyone.
I really like this song.
Could you tell me if this is normal Canadian accent?
She pronounces FALL as [fal] >>

That's a pronunciation of "fall" (as [fA5], using X-SAMPA) that is heard around various parts of North America, so it's relatively common. I'm from California and pronounce words like "fall" "all" and "call" with /A/, too.

But, as Q said, someone's pronunciations used in singing aren't necessarily a completely accurate represenation of how they actually speak in real life. However, with the case of "fall" there with /A/ it's likely she also pronounces it that way in real life, too.