The British Empire is a United Kingdom, the accent differences in different regions are very obvious, can clearly show the local characteristics and class gap, accent, vocabulary, tone, rhyme and other details can completely show a person's origin and class, in the fifteenth century and sixteenth century, if the commoners appeared in the life circle of the aristocracy, they only need to speak, they can directly expose all their details, and the lingering class gap is deep in the bone marrow.

After a long history of development and integration, the royal and aristocratic accent is now officially recognized by English scholars, in fact, it originated in the 11th century in the dialect of south-central England, and with the pace of economic and historical development, the whole area gradually expanded in the direction of London, including the two historic university towns of Oxford and Cambridge, so it is also called "Oxford dialect".

Originally, "Oxford dialect" was just a dialect, but because of the prosperity and prosperity of the Windsor dynasty, it eventually became the most representative aristocratic accent, which has been used to this day.

For the hereditary aristocracy, accent differentiation was a compulsory lesson from an early age, while for the elite, it was a basic lesson on the way to a higher level. Over time, the general public became more or less aware of the different accents, and gradually became an integral part of British social culture.

As for Americans like Jimmy, because of the strength and prosperity of the United States, English has become the lingua franca of the world, and the neglect and contempt of the cultural and historical heritage of the United States makes them refuse to learn other languages, they think that it is unnecessary, not to speak Spanish or other languages as a compulsory subject in high school, and even the accents of different regions such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, they have not been able to systematically study and study.

Now, in Europe, young people speak four or five Chinese languages, and that's just an average level, while in the United States, there are very few young people who can speak two Chinese.

The same is true in Hollywood, British actors can often adapt to a variety of accents, and even accents from different parts of North America, but it is difficult for American actors to learn English and touch the essence, and they can't even reach the level of "painting tigers and skins" - because the skin is not drawn correctly, let alone the in-depth differences in the choice of words and sentences, living habits, cultural characteristics and so on in different regions.

Jimmy was confused right now, "You mean, Colin Firth isn't the standard London accent?" he hugged his head and said incredulously, "Wait, wait, I've heard that there's a difference between London and Oxford, right? You're talking about standard Oxford." ”

In fact, this can be considered a slight misunderstanding. Lan Li said with great interest, but paused again, "Are you sure you want to listen to this kind of boring lecture now? I thought this was a talk show." ”

"Of course!" Jimmy nodded his head and the audience cheered, "Whatever you say, everyone is very happy to listen." Honestly, if you're willing to talk nonsense all day in Oxford, I'll probably sit next to it and listen intently. "This is a joke that Yingyin has a unique attraction to Americans-

Countless women, in particular, are very much buying it.

There are even Internet jokes that in bars, the accents are also graded: the English voice is the highest, the American voice is second, the gayin is again, and the Australian voice is the bottom. Chris Hemsworth has been trying to correct his Australian accent because of it, but so far it hasn't worked.

Lan Li chuckled, "I can summarize as briefly as possible, that is, the Oxford dialect does exist, but after the twenty-first century, London has become an international city and the world's financial center, and its cultural influence is gradually increasing, and now the Oxford accent and London accent are actually gradually assimilating, including the accent of the south of England, the gap is getting smaller and smaller, including the Queen, and her expression in official occasions has become more and more popular." ”

"Of course, the Oxford dialect is still real, and we still use some written words, some interjections, including some unique pronunciations, but we are trying to keep up with the times. "Lanli did the summary in the simplest way, and didn't go into depth in an academic way - because that's a very large system.

Jimmy was slightly stunned, "But you just said that the pronunciation of East London and West London is also a little different. I mean, you're pronounced Oxford, right? Not East London or West London?"

"Yes, I do have an Oxford accent, although I studied at Cambridge. Lan Li looked at Jimmy, who was confused, and still gave a positive answer, "As for the contemporary London accent, the East London accent is Cockney, and the pronunciation will be more ...... Be a little more approachable. "Lan Li is explained in neutral words as much as possible-

This is the United States, not the United Kingdom, otherwise the Blue Rite could have been more straightforward. In British talk shows, everyone makes fun of Cockney, self-deprecation is a kind of humor, and even Cockney residents know how to tease their accents.

Cockney, which is a district in the east of London, it is considered to be the accent of the aborigines of London, and later because of the gradual southward movement of the Oxford dialect, the aristocracy occupied the West End of London, and the accent of the mainstream society also changed, which also made Cockney gradually become the accent representative of the lower people, commonly known as the "London native dialect".

To put it simply, West London is a wealthy area, East London is a low-income area – even a slum in the early years, and in recent years, there has been an influx of immigrants from India and other countries who have chosen to live in East London, which has made Cockney more and more mixed accents, and most importantly, more street and simpler.

Although East London has now developed and the former class antagonism between East and West has become blurred, Cockney's accent is still able to distinguish the texture of different parts of London. Now, London residents themselves often tease the Cockney accent, which can often be the highlight of a talk show.

However, to discuss the distinction between Cockney, London and Oxford in isolation would require linguistics, which is bound to be very academic and abstract, not vivid enough to be understood by the real long-term residents of London – and it is clear that the studio in front of you does not meet such a requirement.

Lan Li thought about it seriously, "Actually, I happened to have a little incident about Cockney before, during the filming of 'Edge of Tomorrow', one day we were filming in Trafalgar Square, and Jennifer Lawrence was walking towards the set, and two boys were sitting on the side of the road staring at her, and one of them shouted, 'Oh (oi), you, Burning Girl?'. ”

From the callative phrase "oh hey" to the abbreviation of omitting "predicate", this is very typical, and it can be seen from the side that Cockney breaks the pattern of vowels and grammar, and the most obvious detail is that Cockney likes to swallow the first or last sound, where the "t" is the representative, such as "ge(t)-ou(t)", and even the vowels can be changed.

"Then the other guy shook his head and said, 'She's not a burning girl, look at her teeth.'" Lan Li used the simplest sentence to show Cockney's street sense.

If this little story were told in the UK, it would have sparked empathetic laughter, but in "The Jimmy Tonight Show" the audience was too confused to capture the essence of it.

Jimmy shook his head in confusion, "No, no, no, it's not your accent, no." ”

Lan Li nodded in agreement, and switched back to her accent, "Indeed, this is not my accent, my tutor should be in front of the TV to supervise my pronunciation right now." If I did talk like that, he would obviously not be happy. ”

The audience finally noticed the difference and couldn't help but reveal a look of sudden realization: it is indescribable, but the feelings are always objective.

"But I like it very much, Cockney, is that what you say? It's really cute. Jimmy kept rubbing his hands together and admiring again and again, and then he saw Lan Li swaying his head from side to side, like a bobblehead doll, putting on an undeniable expression, and he immediately reacted, "Oh, I'm rude, look at me, I'm really rude, I mean, your accent is even cuter, I'm crazy about your accent right now." ”

"Please, never. Lan Li righteously refused, "I don't want Nancy to misunderstand. ”

Nancy Juvonen, wife of Jimmy Fallon.

It was Jimmy's words to ease the scene, but it turned into Lan Li's humorous baggage - worthy of being a joker, Jimmy couldn't hold back his laughter again, "Good, good! It's fair! I don't want the audience to have any misunderstanding." That meaningful expression made the audience laugh again.

Jimmy then said, "As is customary, we all invite guests to tell a little story, but this time the cast of 'Interstellar' is too strong, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon, Cassie Affleck, Michael Kane, I'm not sure if there is enough time." ”

Speaking of this, Jimmy paused and looked at Lan Li with a smile, and Lan Li immediately smiled and said, "Is this for the promotion of the movie?"

"Yes. ”

"Well done!"

The back and forth was very fast, and then Jimmy looked at the audience again, and in the midst of a burst of laughter, he continued, "So we got along and came up with a solution, we made a little game and let Lan Li and I finish a little story here, which I thought would be very interesting." ”

Jimmy flipped through a small card from the side, "Here's the thing, first of all, I'm going to ask for some stupid words, nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., you give me the answers, and then I'm going to fill in all the answers on this card, and finally, this card will be the script for our story, how about it?"

Lan Li nodded in agreement, "Okay." ”

"Give me a male name. Jimmy looked down and began to "dictate".

"Hmm...... Nagini?" Lan Li hesitated for a moment, and then immediately remembered a chuckle from the scene, and then met Jimmy's smiling eyes: where did this name come from? Lan Li explained, "This is the first name in my mind. ”

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