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Post by petirrojo on Aug 21, 2003 10:43:28 GMT -5
I don't speak Korean at all, but I do speak Spanish and French (as some may have guessed from my nom d'post), so I have a pretty good ear for accents in general. My question is this: do various characters have different regional/socioeconomic/class-based accents?
For example, Mi-ryung's mother and the new Mrs. WK have very harsh, whiney-sounding but almost gutteral accents, nowhere near as melodious as those of Sun-joo and Min-joo. Some have accents so soft they sound almost Japanese.
Are any of my fellow foristas here knowledgable on this topic?
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Post by Cadie on Aug 21, 2003 11:19:29 GMT -5
Mi-ryung's mother and the new Mrs. WK have heavy regional accents. The other characters don't have accents or at least I cannot detect it.
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Post by galacticchick on Aug 21, 2003 12:11:54 GMT -5
Maybe they emigrated from the countryside into the city. They have to have accents, just look at the people here in the U.S., Chicagoans have different accents than New Yorkers and we definitely would have different accents than people from say...Omaha.
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Post by Soju on Aug 22, 2003 20:03:44 GMT -5
In the Masterpiece Theater show "I, Claudius", there is a scene where the Pretorian Guards annoint Claudius as Emperor. Since, historically, these guards were working class, the actors playing them had Cockney accents. It sounded quite bizarre here in the States.
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Post by Cadie on Aug 22, 2003 23:19:14 GMT -5
In the Masterpiece Theater show "I, Claudius", there is a scene where the Pretorian Guards annoint Claudius as Emperor. Since, historically, these guards were working class, the actors playing them had thingyney accents. It sounded quite bizarre here in the States. It's been a while but I remember that! This is off the topic but "I, Claudius" was a great series. |
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Post by Betz on Aug 23, 2003 18:00:06 GMT -5
Soju and Cadie... still a little "OT" for this "accents" thread... wow - I Claudius - i thought was one of the best historical dramas / epics ever made... EWG is still my fav Korean series [but with YH being a very very close 2nd  but EWG prod quality IMO was as high as I Claudius... Betz from Philly |
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Post by Soju on Aug 24, 2003 18:56:30 GMT -5
Hmmm. . . " 'Thingney" accents?
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Post by yobo on Aug 24, 2003 23:44:47 GMT -5
;DYeah, Soju, I got a laugh out of your description of that accent! I think you meant he talked kinda like the guy who sings "Up Where We Belong". What's his name, Joe Springer? Or is it some other kind of spaniel?  Cacacacaca!  (all right, I never said I had an ear for accents) |
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Post by Cadie on Aug 25, 2003 3:01:53 GMT -5
Betz from Philly, YH must be my favorite Korean series since I watch it so religiously every weekday. I now deeply regret missing EWG.  |
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Post by galacticchick on Aug 25, 2003 12:20:27 GMT -5
What is EWG an abbreviation for. I keep trying to think what it could be, but I haven't come up with anything!
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Post by Betz on Aug 25, 2003 17:53:34 GMT -5
Hiya Cadie and Galacticchick...
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Post by Betz on Aug 25, 2003 17:59:03 GMT -5
whoops.... I hit the "post" key too soon  Hiya Cadie and Galacticchick... Cadie - what city do u watch YH in everyday ? do you miss EWG now that's it's done or, did you miss seeing it ? Galacticchick - sorry, I should have spelled out "Emperor Wang Guhn" Betz in Philly |
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Post by Cadie on Aug 25, 2003 19:19:54 GMT -5
Betz,
I watch YH in Los Angeles. EWG aired a while back, maybe a year ago, in LA but I never watched it. Can't remember why..maybe it didn't have subtitles. There are two Korean stations here but only three shows with subtitles.
Cadie
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Post by mikey on Aug 25, 2003 21:26:55 GMT -5
Hi Cadie,
I watch in Los Angeles also, and you're right -- pretty slim pickin's for those of us in L.A. who enjoy subtitled Korean dramas. I also remember the series "Emperor Wang Guhn" from about a year ago, and yes, it DID have subtitles. Terrific series!
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Post by Cadie on Aug 26, 2003 19:22:09 GMT -5
Mikey, thanks for the info about subtitles for EWG. I will have to hunt down the nearest Korean video store to watch this great epic. I can pick up a few words and phrases when watching YH but the historical dramas are another story. I can't make sense of anything I hear.
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but EWG prod quality IMO was as high as I Claudius...
Cacacacaca!
(all right, I never said I had an ear for accents) 
