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I speak fluent Urdu, but I've spent nearly my entire life in the English-speaking world, which means my Urdu accent is largely derived from that of my parents, rather than through interaction with other speakers. The problem is that my parents are Punjabi, and while I personally am very proud of my ethnic heritage, I find that Urdu speakers are less likely to take me seriously due to my thick accent, as opposed to if I sounded like a speaker from, for example, Delhi or Aligarh.
I want to revamp my accent so that it sounds closer to standard Urdu and less Punjabi-influenced. How can I do this, as a young adult? (For both legal and safety reasons, let's just assume that cultural immersion is not an option.) Thanks, M Imtiaz ( talk · contribs) 00:51, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Forwarding this question from the Chinese refdesk 205.175.118.227 ( talk) 01:44, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Specifically in North American culture, maternal race, education, and socioeconomic class influence parent-child interactions in the early linguistic environment. When speaking to their infants, mothers from middle class "incorporate language goals more frequently in their play with their infants," and in turn, their infants produce twice as many vocalizations as lower class infants. Mothers from higher social classes who are better educated also tend to be more verbal, and have more time to spend engaging with their infants in language. Additionally, lower class infants may receive more language input from their siblings and peers than from their mothers.
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I speak fluent Urdu, but I've spent nearly my entire life in the English-speaking world, which means my Urdu accent is largely derived from that of my parents, rather than through interaction with other speakers. The problem is that my parents are Punjabi, and while I personally am very proud of my ethnic heritage, I find that Urdu speakers are less likely to take me seriously due to my thick accent, as opposed to if I sounded like a speaker from, for example, Delhi or Aligarh.
I want to revamp my accent so that it sounds closer to standard Urdu and less Punjabi-influenced. How can I do this, as a young adult? (For both legal and safety reasons, let's just assume that cultural immersion is not an option.) Thanks, M Imtiaz ( talk · contribs) 00:51, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Forwarding this question from the Chinese refdesk 205.175.118.227 ( talk) 01:44, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Specifically in North American culture, maternal race, education, and socioeconomic class influence parent-child interactions in the early linguistic environment. When speaking to their infants, mothers from middle class "incorporate language goals more frequently in their play with their infants," and in turn, their infants produce twice as many vocalizations as lower class infants. Mothers from higher social classes who are better educated also tend to be more verbal, and have more time to spend engaging with their infants in language. Additionally, lower class infants may receive more language input from their siblings and peers than from their mothers.