Afleveringen
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In this episode, Dani and Lucas share their thoughts on the many accents, voices and languages used in Denis Villeneuveâs âDune: Part Twoâ, including discussing Austin Butlerâs amazing performance in this film as well as the nature of conlangs (= constructed languages) and the impact of using multiple languages with subtitles.
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In this episode, Dani and Lucas discuss Christopher Nolanâs latest work âOppenheimerâ by taking a closer look at the dialect and accent choices available when creating shows set in the past. They consider the trade-offs of historically accurate accents compared to modern-day accents, and apply this analysis to the accent work in "Oppenheimer", among other examples.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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This episode is about how we produce vowels sounds with our speech muscles. Dani and Lucas make some more silly sounds trying to understand what our speech muscles are doing to produce vowel sounds for speech. We encourage everyone whoâs listening to join us in this exercise and think about how YOU pronounce certain sounds. This exercise can be quite difficult, especially if (like most people) youâve never thought about what your facial muscles are actually doing when you speak, so donât worry if youâre finding it hard!
Mentioned on this episode and useful resources:
- Simplified drawingâ of a person's face showing all important articulators
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In this episode we focus on how we produce consonant sounds with our speech articulators. Lucas and Dani make lots of silly sounds trying tounderstand what our speech muscles are doing to produce consonant sounds for speech. We encourage everyone whoâs listening to join us in this exercise and think about how YOU pronounce certain sounds. This exercise can be quite difficult, especially if (like most people) youâve never thought about what your facial muscles are actually doing when you speak, so donât worry if youâre finding it hard!
Mentioned on this episode and useful resources:
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In this episode, Dani and Lucas discuss how to approach new pronunciations of words when learning a new accent. They take a look at the sound inventories of different accents and highlight what tools you can use to change how you pronounce specific vowels and consonants, including the famous IPA (not the beer, sorry) and the super useful KIT list.
Mentioned on this episode (plus other useful resources):
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Lexical Sets - original source: Wells, J. C. (1982). Accents of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. The IPA chart with sounds -
Dani and Lucas talk about the music of accents and how different accent speakers use their voice in a wide range of different ways. They talk about how the music, rhythm and intonation vary between major accents, and they touch on what vocal fry is (and how itâs not just a feature of Valley Girl Talk). They also discuss what makes French such a great language for rap music.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Johnny Lee Miller in Trainspotting
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In this episode Dani and Lucas wanted to highlight Guillermo del Toroâs wonderful 2022 retelling of Pinocchio and have a wee chat about the accent work in this beautiful film.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Pinocchio (2022)
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Join Dani and Lucas in this episode as they discuss how facial muscles are used in very unique ways in different accents and why changing how you use your facial muscles is crucial in getting an accent right. Learn about the unique facial muscle settings of various major accents and find out how to take your facial muscles under conscious control for this important step on your accent learning journey. Much of this episodeâs content is based on the second P, "(oral) posture", of the â4 Ps of Accent Workâ framework by Knight-Thompson Speechwork .
To find out more about oral posture, read Daniâs blog post about it here.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Accentricity Podcast
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Dani and Lucas talk about how accents are intertwined with peopleâs identities and why this is an important aspect for actors to take to heart when approaching a new accent. Much of this episodeâs content is based on the first P, "people", of the â4 Ps of Accent Workâ framework by Knight-Thompson Speechwork (see https://ktspeechwork.org/about-the-work/ )
Shows discussed in this episode:
- Stranger Things : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11852724/
- Big Night : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1a
- Spencer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12536294/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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In this episode, Dani and Lucas tackle some of Lucasâ most burning questions about linguistics and accent coaching. Among other things, they discuss the difference between an accent and a dialect, what fun sounds exist in spoken languages, and touch on some of the tricky things about learning a new accent.
