A Question of Pronunciation

Cornelis Böhms;4231739 said:
That's not correct, it is, as I've said, more like the A in the British (not the
American) pronunciation of the words "dance" or "France".
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Cornelis - I don't hear the British pronunciation of dance or France very often, I can only speak from my experience of American pronunciation. I spent a year and a half in the lower Rhein/Ruhr area, only speaking German, and I always heard the same pronunciation: like the "o" in the American pronunciation of shot, or the "a" in the American pronunciation of ah (as in open your mouth and say ah, or the Shah of Iran).

The American pronunciation of the "a" in dance and France is very different from that.
 
Oh what a tangent web we weave, when first we practice to....oops! ;) The Brawl of The Semanticists vs. The Pertinacious Pronunciation Police! :D

I was born in Germany, I was raised speaking German, I went to public school in Germany, and I still speak German (when it suits my purpose ;) ) and I have NEVER heard "Schatten" pronounced ANY other way than according to my last explanation.................however.................I just realized that maybe we're forgetting about regional differences in pronunciation? I came from the North (Hamburg) and I know there are relatives from the South (Karlsruhe) whose dialect I can barely understand!

So - to all a good night, Gute Nacht, and.....ein glückliches neues Jahr! :) :) :)
 
lambertiana said:
Cornelis - I don't hear the British pronunciation of dance or France very often, I can only speak from my experience of American pronunciation. I spent a year and a half in the lower Rhein/Ruhr area, only speaking German, and I always heard the same pronunciation: like the "o" in the American pronunciation of shot, or the "a" in the American pronunciation of ah (as in open your mouth and say ah, or the Shah of Iran).

The American pronunciation of the "a" in dance and France is very different from that.
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The British pronunciation of the A in dance or France is indeed like in
"ah" with open mouth and in Shah. Also I like to mention that in the lower Rhein/Ruhr area people don't speak what is called "hochdeutsch" ( high German).
 
Likewise, not all British speak "the King's English". As small as England is, there are a surprising number of dialects, not even taking into account the Scots, Irish, and other posessions. Same here in the U.S.

Codger
 
Codger_64 said:
Likewise, not all British speak "the King's English". As small as England is, there are a surprising number of dialects, not even taking into account the Scots, Irish, and other posessions. Same here in the U.S.

Codger
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Believe me, that's the case in every country. Holland is a very small country,
But there are so many dialects here ! I was just trying to explain something
about the pronunciation of the name Schatt, but I give it up ;)
 
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