What happened to the “old-timey” transatlantic accent?
What happened to the “old-timey” transatlantic accent?
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NEW YORK POST
Transatlantic Accent: Why Did Actors in Old Movies Have Weird Accents?
Transatlantic Accent: Why Did Actors in Old Movies Have Weird Accents?
Feb 5, 2017
theintrepidguide.com
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant are two performers closely associated with the Transatlantic accent. Accent expert Erik Singer explains how this was an aspirational form of speech for people in the '30s and '40s. See the TCM Original piece here: https://youtu.be/XlBE4C5DBpE | Turner Classic Movies: TCM
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Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant are two performers closely associated with the Transatlantic accent. Accent expert Erik Singer explains how this was an aspirational form of speech for people in the '30s and '40s. See the TCM Original piece here: https://youtu.be/XlBE4C5DBpE | Turner Classic Movies: TCM
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Transatlantic accent! #language #linguistics #todayilearned #english #education #accentchallenge #london #1920s #1930s #gatsby #roosevelt | Lite Linguistics
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Transatlantic accent! #language #linguistics #todayilearned #english #education #accentchallenge #london #1920s #1930s #gatsby #roosevelt | Lite Linguistics
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How to Do a Transatlantic Accent Like a Classic Movie Star
How to Do a Transatlantic Accent Like a Classic Movie Star
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(to be read in a transatlantic accent a la Katherine Hepburn in the 1940s) It’s 1917 and you just got married. You’re young, not sure what to do. Well fret not, for A Thousand Ways To Please A Husband just got published and they’ve got you covered. From recipes to advice, 1917 is going to be your best year. Especially if you make Bettina’s Sandwich. What’s that? Who is Bettina? Well, you’ll just have to watch to find out! Snag some Sandwiches of History hoodies, t-shirts, beanies, and more! http
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(to be read in a transatlantic accent a la Katherine Hepburn in the 1940s) It’s 1917 and you just got married. You’re young, not sure what to do. Well fret not, for A Thousand Ways To Please A Husband just got published and they’ve got you covered. From recipes to advice, 1917 is going to be your best year. Especially if you make Bettina’s Sandwich. What’s that? Who is Bettina? Well, you’ll just have to watch to find out! Snag some Sandwiches of History hoodies, t-shirts, beanies, and more! http
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The Transatlantic (or Mid-Atlantic) accent was a made-up, manufactured accent. It was created during a time when America was trying to establish itself as a cultural power. And it was the predominant sound of actors, politicians and public figures during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. But then… it suddenly vanished. | New York Post
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The Transatlantic (or Mid-Atlantic) accent was a made-up, manufactured accent. It was created during a time when America was trying to establish itself as a cultural power. And it was the predominant sound of actors, politicians and public figures during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. But then… it suddenly vanished. | New York Post
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That Weirdo Announcer-Voice Accent: Where It Came From and Why It Went Away
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The Transatlantic accent was a codified, prestige accent made of the most elegant sounding pronunciations of American and British speech and was meant to sound refined and educated, but not too locally marked! It was reserved for the elite and Hollywood, since the introduction of talkies (films with dialogue) in 1927 meant studios should care about how actors soundedNobody was born with this accent since it was socially engineered, so technically Talkie is the first truly native speaker!
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