View Full Version : Do you think there's a "Japanese" accent?
Huxton
03-29-2009, 01:08 PM
Not Japanese-accented English, but a genuine accent of the English language that originates from Japan. I notice there's a small but noticeable community of Japan-born anglophones (mostly halfies and military brats), as in people that speak English as their first language, that have spent almost their entire lives in Japan.
So, I wonder, due to the sounds they hear everyday by Japanese speakers, would it necessarily affect the way they speak English, therefore establishing a kind of "accent"?
Fuqueue
03-29-2009, 02:42 PM
honky-tonk
kitsch
03-29-2009, 02:44 PM
interesting idea but i have no clue
(*The Noonward Race*)
03-29-2009, 03:01 PM
herro
but to answer the thread question, yes
Mr. Ron
03-29-2009, 03:29 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz4rY_B96lg
Fuqueue
03-29-2009, 04:12 PM
Jelery Sparingala
TimJim
03-29-2009, 04:19 PM
yes there is.
a white friend grew up on an army base in japan and he has a funny accent from living there for 15 years
beso negro
03-29-2009, 04:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz4rY_B96lg
that girl is pretty awesome js
IgniteYourAvail
03-29-2009, 04:31 PM
that girl is the most annoying person on the planet js
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TimJim
03-29-2009, 04:32 PM
456
Fuqueue
03-29-2009, 05:18 PM
78910
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doo dooby dooby doo doop doop doooby dooby dooby doo
Mr. Ron
03-29-2009, 05:22 PM
what a bunch of weaboos
smith_
03-29-2009, 06:36 PM
obviously there is
Jay Link
03-29-2009, 06:50 PM
Of course, all Asians have a definitive accent.
EightMilesHigh
03-29-2009, 06:56 PM
g-funk
FattyKnee
03-29-2009, 07:59 PM
engrish.com
go to it, hilarious
janey815
03-30-2009, 12:27 PM
HHHHHHHMMMMM is this a serious question just seems out of mid air! But it did make me think!
ToXiCvEnOm_88
03-30-2009, 12:43 PM
hong kong chu
Panopticon
03-30-2009, 12:58 PM
lol azns
Reaganista
03-30-2009, 10:33 PM
i dont understand the emiry hate
Jay Link
03-30-2009, 11:35 PM
I want to buy a new cataract.
FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME
03-31-2009, 02:40 AM
being annoyed by matters that dont affect you or concern you is absolutely pathetic123
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Iskandar
03-31-2009, 09:46 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish#Japlish
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