For the last year-and-a-half, Quinlan, a native New Yorker and film-maker, has followed the same routine for her first documentary, If These Knishes Could Talk. The film, part comedic banter and part serious discussion, will not only bring a taste of the NY accent to audiences, but also examine how it's changed as the city has changed. And I feel like this film kind of bridges the gap between those two worlds a little bit," Quinlan explains. So it's sort of a way of preserving what I can of that speech before it goes away completely.
Linguists for decades struggled with the question of whether a city's accent could be defined, but Prof William Labov, who is the leading sociolinguist on New York dialects, has done just that. Another giveaway that someone is a New Yorker is their broadening of the vowel "a", saying "awe-ful" instead of "awful", for example.
While many New Yorkers believe the influx of Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrants played heavily on the accent, Prof Labov says that this is not the case. If your parents spoke Yiddish, Italian, Greek, Ukrainian, it's not going to have any particular influence upon the way you use NYC speech.
At the Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn, Quinlan has spoken to half a dozen people in just over an hour. Most regularly drop an "r", saying "wa-ta" instead of "water", and all say they don't hear the original New York accent spoken as often, especially not in Manhattan. One man says it has to do with gentrification, another guesses it's the "cleaning-up" of the city, still others believe it's the influx of new immigrants.
Prof Labov says it has to do with a decline in the white mainstream speakers of New York City and the growth of the African-American and Hispanic population, who he says have their own unique dialect. But even among white speakers the accent is less predominant. Speak quickly and succinctly. Use loud, expressive tones when speaking. Really draw out those vowels for emphasis. Throw an extra "r" at the end of words that end in vowels, like "that's a good idear.
Mash your words together and spread your vowels out for the Long Island classic accent. The best way to practice is the word Long Island itself, pronounced by residents as "Lawn-Guyland" Really take your time with the vowels, stretching them out for a nice long time. The "g" at the end of "-ing" isn't pronounced either. So "going" is pronounced "goin'" and "here" sounds like "hea".
Use some local, if cliched, colloquialisms. The following expressions aren't really used so much anymore, but they're still stereotypes. They will instantly place your listener into the NYC mindset, even if that mindset is about 15 years old by now. Make the classic "you guys" into the NYC plural "yous guys. Listen to native New Yorkers, online or in person, to get the subtle range of different accents. It is often a deep sounding voice, and words are spoken kind of in a relaxed way.
So if you've ever heard, have or done an Italian accent, it may be a little bit easier to do a NY accent. Think of Sylvester Stallone. Now think of Danny DeVito. Both have similar accents, but also plenty of uniqueness. Your own accent can be similarly unique, as long as you follow the basic rules above. Check out this list of free files containing examples of different NYC accents to help practice.
Quite different. Brooklyn is the typical "New York" accent that you hear on TV shows and movies. Manhattanites don't have a distinctive accent, but they do talk faster than most Americans.
Not Helpful 18 Helpful It's a Yiddish term, which is often associated with NYC because of the city's high Jewish population. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Not always. Some end with "huh"; some even end with a mere "hmm. Not Helpful 12 Helpful Just practice as much as possible and try to talk to people then it will just become habit. Not Helpful 6 Helpful New Yorkers speak quickly, confidently and loudly. We also tend to add the word "yeah" after questions, e.
Not Helpful 14 Helpful It could be pronounced: "Ah" "Gen" "Tea" "Nah", based off this particular article. Not Helpful 9 Helpful I'm a young actress and I'm auditioning for the chorus in Bugsy Malone. We have to sing the song "Bad Guys" for our audition, but I don't know how to sing in a New York accent.
How do I do it? Sing low and deep, either choose opera or jazz, don't go half way. Remember to keep the singing low and confident. Margot Robbie from suicide squad said that her vocal teacher told her to chose a monologue, and while acting it or reading it aloud she was to pretend that she had acrylic nails on and they'd just been painted.
She said that the accent came naturally to her. Not Helpful 23 Helpful Not Helpful 13 Helpful You would say "fuhtil," "unda-stand," and "ghY" to do a New York accent. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. New Yorkers say "like" a lot and use shortcuts for words instead of pronouncing the whole word or phrase. Helpful Not Helpful Invest yourself in New Yorker past times and pay attention to how they speak,slowly practice over time!
Helpful 10 Not Helpful 1. Listen to TV shows like Seinfeld each of the characters has different tones and will help you work out which you want to pursue. Helpful 21 Not Helpful Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. As with any other accent, try to stay away from Hollywood actors that are faking a New York accent. You want to do a true New York accent, not an impression of e.
Brad Pitt. Listening to native speakers is always the best way to learn. Helpful 29 Not Helpful 2. Related wikiHows How to. How to. More References 1. About This Article. Co-authored by:. Co-authors: Updated: October 26, Categories: Imitating Accents. Article Summary X If you want to get the stereotypical New Yorker accent, start by dropping the "r" sound from words that have an R after a vowel.
Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. Reader Success Stories Andy M. Jun 16, Carefully specific on the do's and don'ts. Even without a video demonstration, you can easily grab the point.
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