オーストラリア英語の特徴～Rの発音

111009.mp3　(3分23秒) オーストラリアのオパール鉱山が舞台の映画『ポビーとディンガン』を観ながら、ETCマンツーマン英会話のブレンダン先生のレッスンを受けています。

オーストラリア英語にはどのような特徴があるのでしょうか。 ブレンダン先生がこんな説明をしてくれました。

Of course, Australian English came from Britain.

The real Australian English like Outback and bush, came from the convict of Cockney.

Therefore it’s quite relaxed style of English, and can be some bit of rough out time.

Probably the majour one is like the ending of some words of, er.

In American English, it’s longer.

So, over, under. And the er is quite long.

And in British English it’s short and round, over, under.

And Australian like that as well.

So there is just little ones.

Most Japanese people are very familiar with some Australian saying Todai or Mondai.

Not many people speak like that.

So I have never met person who says Todai, but maybe some do. I don’t know.

■出演
・ETC英会話のブレンダン先生

■聞き手
・青樹洋文

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