Wednesday 9th February 2011
Glasgow accent is tops for Japanese
Press Association
Glaswegians have the most attractive accent for Japanese speakers of English, a new study has revealed.
The Glasgow accent came out on top for social attractiveness to Japanese people learning to speak English, a survey by Northumbria University found.
Those questioned listened to speakers of six varieties of English and rated them on a range of personality traits.
The six accents used were from Alabama and Ohio in America, the Glasgow dialect, Scottish standard English, moderately-accented Japanese English and heavily-accented Japanese English.
Glaswegian - a quick guide
The Scots dialect spoken in Scotland’s biggest city is called Glaswegian, sometimes fondly referred to as ‘The Patter’ or ‘The Banter’. Here are a few examples of Glaswegian Scots:
Glesca - Glasgow
gallus - cheeky
ginger - fizzy drink
bevvy - alcoholic drink
Gaun yersel - go on yourself, a motivating comment
Hee Haw - nothing