英国人为什么不卷舌?
<p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="Accents">Accents</span>?</p><p>美国人英国人：口音为什么会不同？</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1776, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swearing">swearing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="III">III</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pronunciation">pronunciation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="accents">accents</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="diverged">diverged</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="costume">costume</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Patriots">Patriots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Redcoats">Redcoats</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="accents">accents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p>1776年，无论是美国人宣布国家独立或英国人宣誓效忠英王乔治三世，人们的发音都大致相同。当时，美国和英国口音尚未分化。然而，令人惊讶的是，好莱坞古装片都搞错了：爱国者美国兵和英国兵(注：美国独立战争时期英国士兵穿红色军上衣)的发音更接近当代美国口音而不是女王时期的标准英语。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drastically">drastically</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="subtly">subtly</span>.</p><p>在过去的两个世纪，标准的英国口音已发生巨大变化，而典型的美国口音则只有微妙改变。</p><p><span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Isles">Isles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> "<span word="rhotic">rhotic</span>." <span word="Rhotic">Rhotic</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="R">R</span>" <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="hard">hard</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="winter">winter</span>," <span word="while">while</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="rhotic">rhotic</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="rhotic">rhotic</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hahd">hahd</span> <span word="wintuh">wintuh</span>."</p>
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