Hey. I am from Georgia and my Mom and Dad are from California. I have NEVER been out of the south save two SHORT visits to Ohio where I visited my Dad's family who were born and raised in Cali. I had a Nanny groing up who was raised in New York so I have managed to pick us a few words, but basically I'm stuck. I need help finding a website of North Jersey Pronunciations. I'm in a play and my character is a drunk. Originally it was a man, but I am a girl thus we've had to change a few things. I came up with the idea of a Sorta lost starlet character and my director suggested I had a New York or New Jersey twang to it. So I've been searching and all I've come across is explanations on how to speak with this funny little symbols. I'm going for a "Janice" (from friends) type accent. Or Fran Dreischer(spl?) accent. Anyone know any sites or is from jersey and could help me with pronunciations? I would appreciate it soo VERY much. Thanks.
Need help with North Jersey Accent
Many people in the more affluent neighbothoods of northern NJ do not have a NJ accent. they use genaral American. I know this because I teach in an upper middle class area of northern NJ. Also, the chatracters you are trying to imotate spaek with horrible accents. Just stick with General American and you'll do fine.
The point is to have a distinguish accent. It's a character trait. "Sometimes ya just wanna twalk twoo um ya know?" I love the little girly jersey/new york twang and wanna do it. My character is a drunk she's not going to be from the upper class.
>>Many people in the more affluent neighbothoods of northern NJ do not have a NJ accent. they use genaral American. I know this because I teach in an upper middle class area of northern NJ. Also, the chatracters you are trying to imotate spaek with horrible accents. Just stick with General American and you'll do fine.<<
Interesting. Do they use rhotic pronunciations and have the cot-caught merger?
Interesting. Do they use rhotic pronunciations and have the cot-caught merger?
>>http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SNTFIUL1
That's what i can do thus far<<
Hmm. I can't seem to download it. It just opens a popup window that says: "Passion.com members near Calgary", and then displays pictures of some chicks.
That's what i can do thus far<<
Hmm. I can't seem to download it. It just opens a popup window that says: "Passion.com members near Calgary", and then displays pictures of some chicks.
Ah! I see, it downloads the file in the background. It sounds very authentic to me! I think you should try to speak in a slightly lower tone though. The high pitch sounds a bit exaggerated.
<<You're not going to hear too many people here in NJ or the Northeast for that matter merging Mary/marry/merry or cot/caught.>>
I have to take issue with you on cot/caught. The vast majority of people in central and northern New England merge cot/caught - by this survey http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/states.html , 72% in Massachusetts, 75% in Vermont, 79% in in New Hampshire, and 79% in Maine.
I have to take issue with you on cot/caught. The vast majority of people in central and northern New England merge cot/caught - by this survey http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/states.html , 72% in Massachusetts, 75% in Vermont, 79% in in New Hampshire, and 79% in Maine.
Oh good I'm so glad! I've worked really hard to try and do it...somewhat justice lol The high pitched is a character trait not a representation of the accent. lol.
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<<I'm going for a "Janice" (from friends) type accent. Or Fran Dreischer(spl?) accent.>>
I'd always thought they were Brooklyn accents, but then I'm from England so what do I know.
I'd always thought they were Brooklyn accents, but then I'm from England so what do I know.
Queens accent, actually. Hers is exaggerated, but the Queens accent tends to be the most nasal of all NY accents, and certainly more nasal than any NJ accents I've heard
<<The point is to have a distinguish accent. It's a character trait. >>
You should watch Ray Liotta in Goodfellas and try to imitate his accent as closely as you can. That is a textbook Northern NJ accent. I guess he didn't have a dialect coach on the set of that film, since his character should have had a Brooklyn accent (like Lorraine Bracco).
You should watch Ray Liotta in Goodfellas and try to imitate his accent as closely as you can. That is a textbook Northern NJ accent. I guess he didn't have a dialect coach on the set of that film, since his character should have had a Brooklyn accent (like Lorraine Bracco).
And don't forget to REALLY enunciate your Rs. Even when your character is drunk. Otherwise you'll sound like a freaking Long Islander ;)
<<And don't forget to REALLY enunciate your Rs>>
So New Jersey is best avoided?
So New Jersey is best avoided?