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MarLyG Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Cockney Accent

I need to learn how to do a cockney accent for a musical (The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd) I want to audition for - I am terrible at accents, but I want to try anyway. What are the best ways to learn and what resources can I look at?
  

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Hi MarLyG, I suggest you contact a language speech pathologist who specialises in helping actors and actresses acquire new accents. There shold be some of them in your area. Acquiring a good Cockney-accent is difficult on your own, hence I recommend you seek 'professional help'.

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  • Hi MarLyG, I suggest you contact a language speech pathologist who specialises in helping actors and actresses acquire new accents.
  • There shold be some of them in your area.
  • Acquiring a good Cockney-accent is difficult on your own, hence I recommend you seek 'professional help'.
  • Let me know what you think.
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Hi MarLyG,

I suggest you contact a language speech pathologist who specialises in helping actors and actresses acquire new accents. There shold be some of them in your area. Acquiring a good Cockney-accent is difficult on your own, hence I recommend you seek 'professional help'.

Let me know what you think.
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allo i am not a british i am from poland.... as far as i know sth about cocney it is inpossible to learn it you have to acquire it you have to be born in east london and live withe your china ( china plates for mates) it is also my dream to speak like them but its inpossible
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0its ok mate i have to do the same for the musical im in and im learning how to prounounce it but i go strangly high pitched when i do so i sound asthough im from a monty python sketch02br
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0The following constucted dialect will give you what will sound like a Cockney accent to North Americans. All you have to do is change how you pronounce certain things differently and you will sound like a Cockney. The goal is to intruduce as many pronunciation differences as possible, to make you sound as not-American as possible. Surprisingly enough, by combining features of a Cockney accen
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00Pronounce Mary, merry and marry as [ m{rI ] with /{/ being the vowel in "cat"02br
00Pronounce hurry, and furry as huh-rI and fuh-rI. With the "I" being like in "in". Raise the pitch of your voice for the second syllable. 0-
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look at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer and watch an episode of East Enders.
or try youtube?
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Thanks - this is very helpfl. Much appreciate - Bz from Baltimore
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U should watch eastenders which is a soap opera over her in england....Emotion: smile
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hi im michael and im doing a play too and ive looked all over youtube but there is nothing can you help me with out the pro's help please thanks

mikey
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nar fam its not hard u gust gotta get wiv oz all and u wiw do it
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