BS: Hessian accent

Subject: BS: Hessian accent
From: GUEST,Richard Wright
Date: 14 Jan 04 - 11:56 PM

For a play on the 1870s we are writing we looking for information on German accents, specifically the accent from Hesse. WE're
researching/writing a one-woman show dealing with Gold Rush women and a few in particular who came from Germany (province of Hesse, ) in the 1860's to dance in the gold fields as Hurdy-Gurdy dancers. We would like to find CDs or whatever of someone with an accent from this region, if possible. Or if anyone knows for certain the differences between the accents of the regions and whether we should be worried about
presenting that exact accent, this would be valuable information too. I understand that in German, the Hessian dialect was considered almost unrecognizable to the other native speakers; this would lead me to believe that in learning English, the Hessian accent would be different, too. Anyone out there have knowledge on this subject?

Richard Wright

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: LadyJean
Date: 15 Jan 04 - 12:10 AM

This is a reach, but you might try the University of Cinncinatti. The city has a very large German population.

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 15 Jan 04 - 01:41 AM

You may find both of these sites helpful in determining vowl and ending sounds.

http://www.fh-muenchen.de/home/fb/fb13/drblock/amlang.pdf

http://www.siu.edu/cwis/departments/cola/ling/glen_hpg/dative.html

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: Ernest
Date: 15 Jan 04 - 02:14 AM

Hello Richard,
I don`t know any specific recordings of historic hessian dialect, but if you have questions concerning specific words,ask them here - being a hessian exile in Berlin I am happy to answer them if I can.
And I think Wilfried Schaum lives in Hessen as well and the other German mudcatters might have something to add too, so you got a good chance of being confused by the variety of opinions you get... ;0)
"Ei Gude"
Ernest

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: Wolfgang
Date: 15 Jan 04 - 04:29 AM

Richard, I could send you a tape of a CD with Hessischem Akzent

Name of the group (kind of comic act): Badesalz

PM me your post address or mail [e-mail] if you are interested.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jan 04 - 01:06 PM

Thanks everyone. All the suggestions are useful and we will search them out.

Cheers


Richard

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 06:15 AM

Try putting a sack over your head.

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: Cluin
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 10:19 PM

But what kind of accent does that guy from the ING commercial have?

Dutch?

Swiss?

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: GUEST,number 6
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 10:37 PM

Dutch .... he's a dutch actor by the name of Frederik de Groot.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: Hessian accent
From: Cluin
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 10:42 PM

That was my first guess.