Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
action d'enlever un accent d'une langue
English translation:
accent neutralization
Added to glossary by
Alain BERTRAND
Mar 31, 2008 13:33
16 yrs ago
French term
Mauritius
e-Strategist
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, and 3 more.
enlever l'accent d'une langue (si cela se dit)
French to English
Marketing
Linguistics
Quel verbe anglais peut traduire cette action? Quel substantif (en anglais toujours) ?
exemple : "enlever l'accent du ch'ti" est-ce de la "désaccentuation" en Français et "disaccentuation" en Anglais?
Donne-t-on des cours de "désaccentuation"
Do we take "disaccentuation" courses
Merci de me répondre
exemple : "enlever l'accent du ch'ti" est-ce de la "désaccentuation" en Français et "disaccentuation" en Anglais?
Donne-t-on des cours de "désaccentuation"
Do we take "disaccentuation" courses
Merci de me répondre
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | accent neutralization |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 4 +6 | elocution lessons |
Emma Paulay
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| 4 +2 | eliminate accent |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | accent softening/smoothing/reduction |
jessalexande (X)
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| 4 | to remove the accent |
margaret caulfield
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| 2 | get rid of an accent |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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accent neutralization
also used.
Peer comment(s):
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jessalexande (X)
2 mins
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Thanks Jessica
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B D Finch
: Or even "getting rid of".
11 mins
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Thanks a lot.
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Juan Jacob
: I've heard that, yes.
47 mins
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Thanks Juan.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Nadia - this term seems to be well in use in marketing brochures for language courses. Exactly what was needed."
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3 mins
French term (edited):
enlever l\'accent d\'une langue (si cela se dit)
elocution lessons
Would cover it I think.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
: That's what I meant - didn't see it!
3 mins
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Thanks, Miranda
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Carol Gullidge
: I think so too (definitely!)//and definitely not speech therapy, which is for people who have problems with speech per se, and is nothing to do with "correcting" an accent or speaking the Queen's English
3 mins
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Hi Carol, thanks.
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canaria
3 mins
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Thanks, canaria.
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| neutral |
jessalexande (X)
: For someone who is training their pronunciation in their own language, yes - not traditionally used for someone training their pronunciation in a foreign language (at least, in English, "elocution" makes us all think of "Pygmalion"...
5 mins
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Ch'ti is a regional French accent, so I think we are talking mother tongue here, not a foreign language. If it were a foreign language, it would be "improving your accent", not getting rid of it.
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cjohnstone
: or training, or even therapy
17 mins
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Thanks, Catherine.
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
54 mins
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Thanks, Assimina.
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| agree |
Jack Dunwell
: It's difficult to imagine a worse use of english than "accent neutralisation". Full cultural surgery is called for! It's the thought process that worries me
1 hr
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Thanks, fourth. It looks to be very US. Anyway, it would be a shame if we all sounded the same wouldn't it?
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4 mins
accent softening/smoothing/reduction
For elocution, I have usually heard it referred to in these ways. If you wanted to turn it around into the verb, for example:
-to soften his xxx accent (where xxx is his current accent), eg. "to soften my American accent (in French)".
-to soften his xxx accent (where xxx is his current accent), eg. "to soften my American accent (in French)".
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Carol Gullidge
: just in support of Emma's comment: afaik, Ch'ti is a regional accent/dialect from Normandy - where I believe Emma currently lives/ I think it's mentioned in a wonderful Astérix cartoon (Tour de France?)
13 mins
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CMJ_Trans (X)
: To Carol: Ch'ti is no more from Normandy than fly - it's Nord Pas de Calais/Picardy...
28 mins
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22 mins
margaret caulfield
Native in English
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
to remove the accent
After seeing the other replies, I have my doubts, but....
35 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
get rid of an accent
a common notion
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36 mins
eliminate accent
WHAT IS ACCENT REDUCTION?
Accent Reduction is a universally accepted method to learn to speak with less of an accent by simply learning the correct rules used by American speakers. By learning correct pronunciation of speech sounds (vowels and consonants) and intonation (rhythm, stress, pitch) you will speak English in a clear, effective, confident way. Within hours you will begin to hear a difference in how you speak and see a difference in how others view you.
http://www.packardcommunications.com/what_is_accent_reductio...
Successfully Reduce and ELIMINATE YOUR ACCENT
Effects of ACCENT REDUCTION PROGRAMS are rarely immediate, so most students give up the battle against the accent shortly after having started. So, first of all you need to have the right attitude. Try to avoid saying things like “I’m too old to work on my accent now.” or “Who cares whether I have an accent or not?” Yes, getting rid of an accent gets increasingly difficult as you get older, but it’s most certainly not impossible. No matter how old you are, it will require a big effort and a great deal of determination.
There are three key steps that are essential to anybody’s success when getting rid of an accent. In the end, how successful you will be and how long it will take depends on the time you are willing to invest and how open you are to changes.
First, you need to accept that REDUCING OR ELIMINATING YOUR ACCENT has affects on your whole life. It’s crucial that you step out of the comfort zone and realize that you need to make new friends and surround yourself with as many English speaking people as possible
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/language/index.pl?no...
accent elimination – 5350 ghits
And not all of them refer to this: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/accent-elimination-program...
Not confined to foreign accents :
AMERICAN REGIONAL Accent Elimination Program: Learn to Speak Standard American English (Living Language Speakup!
www.amazon.com/Speak-Up-American-Regional-Elimination/dp/05...
REGIONAL & FOREIGN ACCENT ELIMINATION. ACCENT AND ALL STAGE DIALECTS ACQUISITION. ARTICULATION PROBLEMS. PROFESSIONAL SPEECH TRAINING ...
www.nyspeech.com/Pages/Services.htm
Bonne jo-urnée to you!
Accent Reduction is a universally accepted method to learn to speak with less of an accent by simply learning the correct rules used by American speakers. By learning correct pronunciation of speech sounds (vowels and consonants) and intonation (rhythm, stress, pitch) you will speak English in a clear, effective, confident way. Within hours you will begin to hear a difference in how you speak and see a difference in how others view you.
http://www.packardcommunications.com/what_is_accent_reductio...
Successfully Reduce and ELIMINATE YOUR ACCENT
Effects of ACCENT REDUCTION PROGRAMS are rarely immediate, so most students give up the battle against the accent shortly after having started. So, first of all you need to have the right attitude. Try to avoid saying things like “I’m too old to work on my accent now.” or “Who cares whether I have an accent or not?” Yes, getting rid of an accent gets increasingly difficult as you get older, but it’s most certainly not impossible. No matter how old you are, it will require a big effort and a great deal of determination.
There are three key steps that are essential to anybody’s success when getting rid of an accent. In the end, how successful you will be and how long it will take depends on the time you are willing to invest and how open you are to changes.
First, you need to accept that REDUCING OR ELIMINATING YOUR ACCENT has affects on your whole life. It’s crucial that you step out of the comfort zone and realize that you need to make new friends and surround yourself with as many English speaking people as possible
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/language/index.pl?no...
accent elimination – 5350 ghits
And not all of them refer to this: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/accent-elimination-program...
Not confined to foreign accents :
AMERICAN REGIONAL Accent Elimination Program: Learn to Speak Standard American English (Living Language Speakup!
www.amazon.com/Speak-Up-American-Regional-Elimination/dp/05...
REGIONAL & FOREIGN ACCENT ELIMINATION. ACCENT AND ALL STAGE DIALECTS ACQUISITION. ARTICULATION PROBLEMS. PROFESSIONAL SPEECH TRAINING ...
www.nyspeech.com/Pages/Services.htm
Bonne jo-urnée to you!
Discussion
I agree to the fact that the ch'ti example was not the best one.
Let me put the problem another way... In Mauritius we speak French and English with the same Mauritian accent. Professional Call Center Operators need to get rid of that Mauritian accent.
Can we think about creating a specific term for this? Like for a branding operation.