The Greatest Showman - Chapter 1991

[One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five]

The British Empire is a United Kingdom, and the differences in accents in different regions are very obvious, which can clearly show the local characteristics and class differences. In the 5th and 16th centuries, if the commoners appeared in the life circle of the aristocratic class, they could directly reveal all their details just by opening their mouths. The lingering class gap was deeply rooted.

After a long history of development and integration, the accent of the royal family, now officially recognized by English scholars, is actually a dialect that originated in south-central England in the eleventh century. Following the pace of economic and historical development, the entire area gradually expanded towards London. , which covers the two historic university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, so it is also known as the “Oxford accent”.

At first, “Oxford accent” was just a dialect, but because of the prosperity and prosperity of the Windsor Dynasty, it eventually became the most representative aristocratic accent, which has been followed to this day.

For the hereditary aristocracy, distinguishing accents is a compulsory homework since childhood; for the elites, it is the basic homework leading to a higher level.

Over time, ordinary people have more or less understanding of different accents, and gradually become an integral part of British social culture.

As for Americans like Jimmy—because of the strength and prosperity of the United States, English has become the lingua franca of the world; and the United States ignores and despises the cultural and historical heritage, which makes them refuse to learn other languages, they think it is unnecessary, Don’t speak Spanish or other languages, which are compulsory courses in high school. Even the accents of different regions such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, etc., they have not been able to study and study systematically.

Now, in Europe, young people can speak four languages and five languages, which is just an average; in the United States, young people who know two languages are rare.

The same is true in Hollywood. British actors can often adapt to a variety of accents, and even accents from different regions in North America; but it is difficult for American actors to learn British accents. “The level of “because the skin is not drawn correctly, not to mention the in-depth differences in word choice, living habits, cultural characteristics, etc. in different regions.

Jimmy was confused right now. “You mean, Colin Firth isn’t a standard London accent?” There’s a difference between London and Oxford, right? You’re talking about standard Oxford.”

“Actually, it’s a little bit of a misunderstanding,” Renly said enthusiastically, but paused again. ” Are you sure you want to listen to this kind of boring lecture now? I thought it was a talk show.”

“Of course! Of course!” Jimmy nodded immediately, and the audience cheered, “What do you say, everyone is very happy Listen. Honestly, if you’re willing to talk bullshit in Oxford accent all day, I’d probably sit around and listen.

” That’s a joke about the unique appeal of the British accent to Americans —

especially the myriad of women who Very buy.

There are even online jokes and jokes. In bars, accents are also graded: British accents are the highest, American accents come next, plus accents again, and Australian accents come last.

Chris Hemsworth has been trying to correct his Australian accent because of that, but so far it hasn’t worked out.

Renly chuckled lightly, “I will summarize as briefly as possible, that is, the Oxford accent does exist, but after the 21st century, London has become an international city and a world financial center, and its cultural influence is gradually increasing. , now the Oxford accent and the London accent are gradually assimilating, including the southern English accent, the gap is getting smaller and smaller, including the Queen, her expression in official occasions is also becoming more and more popular.”

“Of course, Oxford accent is still real, some written language, some interjections, including some unique pronunciations, we still use, but we are trying to keep up with the times.” Renly completed the summary in the simplest way, without Explain in depth in an academic way – because that’s a very large system.

Jimmy was stunned for a moment. “But you just said that East London and West London have different pronunciations. I mean, your pronunciation is Oxford accent, right? Not East London or West London?”

“Yes, I do have an Oxford accent, even though I studied at Cambridge.” Renly looked at the confused Jimmy and gave a positive answer, “As for the contemporary London accent, the East London accent is Corker. Ni, the pronunciation will be more… more approachable.” Renly tried to explain in as neutral terms as possible –

this is the United States, not the United Kingdom, otherwise Renly could have been more straightforward.

On British talk shows, everyone makes fun of Cockney, self-deprecating is a form of humor, and even Cockney residents know how to make fun of their accent.

Cockney, which is a district in east London, is considered to be the accent of the aborigines in London. Later, due to the gradual southward movement of the Oxford accent, the aristocracy occupied the west end of London, and the accent of the mainstream society also changed, which also made Cockney gradually became a representative of the lower class people’s accent, commonly known as “London earth accent”.

To put it simply, West London is a wealthy area, and East London is a civilian area – even slums in the early years, in recent years, including Indians and other immigrants have poured into London, they all choose to live in East London, which also makes Cork. The accent is getting more and more mixed, the main thing is that it is more street and simpler.

Although East London has now developed, and the situation of class opposition on the east and west sides has gradually blurred, the Cockney accent can still distinguish the texture of different areas of London.

Now, London residents themselves often make fun of Cockney’s accent, which can often be the highlight of a talk show.

However, discussing the difference between Cockney, London accent and Oxford accent alone requires the use of linguistics, which is bound to be very academic and abstract, not vivid enough, and can only be understood by residents who have lived in London for a long time—— Obviously, the studio in front of us does not meet such requirements.

Renly thought about it, “Actually, about Cockney, I just came across a little thing before, when we were shooting ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, we were shooting in Trafalgar Square one day, when Jennifer – Lawrence was walking towards the set and there were two boys sitting on the curb staring at her, and one of them shouted, ‘Oh, oi, you, Burning Girl?'”

From calling the phrase “oh hey” to omitting the abbreviation of “predicate”, this is very typical. It can be seen from the side that Cockney breaks the pattern of vowels and grammar; the most obvious detail is that Cockney Very fond of swallowing the first or last sound, where “t” is the representative, such as “ge(t)-ou(t)”, even the vowel may be changed.

“Then the other guy shook his head and said, ‘She’s not the Burning Girl, look at her teeth’.” Renly showed Cockney’s street vibe in the simplest of words.

Had this little story been told in the UK, it would have evoked empathic laughter; but on “The Jimmy Tonight Show,” the audience was too confused to capture the essence of it.

Jimmy shook his head in confusion, “No no no, it’s not your accent, no.”

Renly nodded in agreement, switching back to his own, “Indeed, it’s not my accent, my family The teacher should be monitoring my pronunciation in front of the TV now. If I really speak like that, he will obviously not be happy.” The

audience finally noticed the difference and the difference, and they couldn’t help showing a sudden realization: I can’t tell the truth.

, but feelings always exist objectively.

“But I like it very much, Cockney, is that so? It’s really cute.” Jimmy kept rubbing his hands together, admiring, and then he saw Renly shake his head from side to side, like a bobblehead, posing An irrefutable look, he immediately reacted, “Oh, I’m rude, look at me, I’m really rude, I mean, your accent is cuter, I’m doing it for you right now The accent is crazy.”

“Please don’t.” Renly refused righteously, “I don’t want Nancy to be misunderstood.”

Nancy-Juvonen, wife of Jimmy Fallon .

What was meant to be Jimmy’s words to soften the scene turned into a humorous baggage for Renly – as expected of a joker, Jimmy couldn’t hold back his laughter again, “Very good, very good! That’s fair! I don’t want the audience either. What a misunderstanding.” The ambiguous expression on his face made the audience laugh again.

Jimmy went on to say, “As usual, we will invite guests to tell a short story, but this time the cast of ‘Interstellar’ is too strong, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Matt – Damon, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, I’m not sure if there’s enough time.”

At this point, Jimmy paused and looked at Renly with a smile on his face, and Renly said with a smile immediately. , UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com “Is this a promotion for the movie?”

“Yes.”

“Nice job!”

This exchange was very fast, and then Jimmy looked at the audience again, amid a roar of laughter Zhong continued, “So we got along with a solution, we made a small game, let Renly and I complete a small story here, I think this should be very interesting.”

Jimmy looked around and found a small Card, “It’s like this, first of all, I’ll ask for some stupid words, nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., you give me the answer, and then I’ll put all the answers on this card, and finally, this card will be us How about the script of the story?”

Renly nodded in agreement, “Okay.”

“Give me a male name.” Jimmy lowered his head and began to “dictate.”

“Um…Nagini?” Renly hesitated for a moment, and then a chuckle of laughter immediately came to mind at the scene, and then met Jimmy’s half-smiley eyes: Where did this name come from?

“It was the first name that came to my mind,” Renly explained.

[End of this Chapter]