thick accent

Mr. curious   Mon May 07, 2007 3:26 am GMT
How do you identify if one has a thick accent? what features are there?

Thanks.
A   Mon May 07, 2007 3:40 am GMT
Well, why not record it, post a link, and we'll analyze it for you.
furrykef   Mon May 07, 2007 3:57 am GMT
It's not something that's easy to define, because there are different kinds of thick accents. A German trying to speak English will sound very different from a Japanese trying to speak English.
Lazar   Mon May 07, 2007 4:07 am GMT
As furrykef says, it's not an exact thing. The term "thick accent" often applies to a speaker whose pronunciation sounds very noticeably non-native. Or it could apply to someone with a distinctive regional accent.
Mr. curious   Mon May 07, 2007 12:34 pm GMT
http://media.putfile.com/thick-accent

My speech sample. Tell me if my accent is a thick one.
Mr. curious   Tue May 08, 2007 12:24 am GMT
No feedback. Never mind! I am not gonna learn anything in the language from now onwards. Good bye to English! ;)
furrykef   Tue May 08, 2007 2:35 am GMT
Well, I would answer, but I don't really know terribly much about accents, I'm afraid...
Guest   Tue May 08, 2007 7:12 am GMT
I found it kind of hard to understand you in some parts, but I'm not good at identifying the features of an accent, so I don't think I can help you.
quimeta cigroneta   Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:18 am GMT
First of all just let you know my native language isnt English.

I listened to your recording and I think you'd need to work on these sounds:

TH ---- as in Think, thought, thin ---> you pronaunce it like a T.
Ea ---- as seat, sheet, keen -----> you pronaunce them like "i"as in "sit" "kid" and not like a long "ee".

I hope my feedback helps you!

Is your 1st o 2nd language French?
Guest   Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:56 am GMT
hmmm, I would say you are from India, without it being prejudice or anything.

Think your accent is pretty good for most words! Perhaps you should try to speak slower, properly finishing one word before starting another....?