Accent prejudice : les accents et les préjugés (1re)
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| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| a regional accent | un accent régional |
| Received Pronunciation, or "the Queen's English" | la prononciation standard, « l'anglais de la reine » |
| People tend to assume that RP sounds more intelligent. | Les gens ont tendance à supposer que la prononciation standard paraît plus intelligente. |
| Some people tone down their accent at job interviews. | Certains atténuent leur accent lors des entretiens d'embauche. |
| to code-switch: to change the way you speak depending on the situation | changer de façon de parler selon la situation |
| Your accent is part of your identity. | Ton accent fait partie de ton identité. |
Au Royaume-Uni, l'accent révèle souvent la région et le milieu social. La prononciation dite standard (Received Pronunciation, ou RP) a longtemps été associée à l'élite et à la BBC, tandis que des accents régionaux comme le Scouse (Liverpool), le Geordie (Newcastle) ou le Cockney (Londres) font l'objet de stéréotypes. Des études montrent que les gens ont tendance à juger (tend to judge) l'intelligence ou la compétence d'après l'accent : certains atténuent donc le leur (tone down) au travail, ou changent de registre selon la situation (code-switch). D'autres revendiquent fièrement leur accent comme partie de leur identité.
Mise en situation : le débat
À retenir
- an accent, a dialect, Received Pronunciation, a stereotype, prejudice, identity, a job interview, a skill.
- to be judged on ; People tend to assume that... ; to tone down ; to code-switch ; I'm proud of it ; nobody should have to... ; to be taken seriously.
Exercice 1 : Les accents et les préjugés : exercice 1 (QCM)
- « un accent régional »
- a regional accent
- a region accent
- an accent of region
- « les gens ont tendance à supposer que... »
- people tend to assume that...
- people tend assuming that...
- people attend to assume that...
- « atténuer son accent »
- to tone up one's accent
- to turn down of one's accent
- to tone down one's accent
- « être jugé sur son accent »
- to be judged on one's accent
- to be judged by one's accents of
- to be judge of one's accent
- « changer de registre selon la situation »
- to code-change
- to switch-code
- to code-switch
- « un préjugé »
- a prejudge
- a prejudice
- a précis
- « J'en suis fière. »
- I'm proudly of it.
- I'm proud of it.
- I'm proud on it.
- « être pris au sérieux »
- to be taken seriously
- to be taken serious
- to be took seriously
- L'accent « Scouse » vient de...
- Newcastle
- Liverpool
- Londres
- « personne ne devrait avoir à... »
- nobody should have to...
- anybody should have to...
- nobody shouldn't have to...
Exercice 2 : Les accents et les préjugés : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- Have you ever been .......................... on your accent?
- People .......................... I wasn't very clever.
- because .......................... my Scouse accent
- How did you .......................... ?
- I tried to tone it .......................... .
- Now I'm .......................... of it.
- It's part of my .......................... .
- I .......................... a lot.
- Nobody should have to .......................... where they come from.
- to be taken ..........................
Exercice 3 : Les accents et les préjugés : mise en situation
- Avez-vous déjà été jugés sur votre accent ?
- Did you ever been judged on your accent?
- Have you ever been judged on your accent?
- Have you ever judged on your accent?
- Les gens supposaient que je n'étais pas intelligente.
- People assumed I wasn't clever.
- People assume I wasn't clever yesterday.
- People assumed I weren't clever.
- à cause de mon accent
- because my accent
- cause of my accent of
- because of my accent
- Comment as-tu réagi ?
- How did you reacted?
- How did you react?
- How you reacted?
- J'ai essayé de l'atténuer.
- I tried to tone it down.
- I tried to tone down it.
- I tryed to tone it down.
- Maintenant, j'en suis fière.
- Now I'm proud about of it.
- Now I'm proud of it.
- Now I proud of it.
- Il fait partie de mon identité.
- It's part of my identity.
- It's a part from my identity.
- It's party of my identity.
- Je parle d'une façon avec mes amis et d'une autre en entretien.
- I speak one way with my friends and other way in interviews.
- I speak a way with my friends and an other in interviews of.
- I speak one way with my friends and another way in interviews.
- Personne ne devrait avoir à cacher d'où il vient.
- Nobody should to hide where they come from.
- Nobody should have to hide where they come from.
- Nobody should have hide where do they come from.
- C'est une compétence utile.
- It's a useful skill.
- It's an useful skill.
- It's a useless skill.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. a) a regional accent · 2. a) people tend to assume that... · 3. c) to tone down one's accent · 4. a) to be judged on one's accent · 5. c) to code-switch · 6. b) a prejudice · 7. b) I'm proud of it. · 8. a) to be taken seriously · 9. b) Liverpool · 10. a) nobody should have to...
Exercice 2
1. judged · 2. assumed · 3. of · 4. react · 5. down · 6. proud · 7. identity · 8. code-switch · 9. hide · 10. seriously
Exercice 3
1. b) Have you ever been judged on your accent? · 2. a) People assumed I wasn't clever. · 3. c) because of my accent · 4. b) How did you react? · 5. a) I tried to tone it down. · 6. b) Now I'm proud of it. · 7. a) It's part of my identity. · 8. c) I speak one way with my friends and another way in interviews. · 9. b) Nobody should have to hide where they come from. · 10. a) It's a useful skill.