For Harry Potter's fans and fans of Emma Watson this is a video all about her beautiful British accent. She speaks with received pronunciation or contemporary RP as it's commonly known.
Emma Watson was perfect in the Harry Potter franchise. Her natural British accent was exactly what the role of Hermione Granger needed.
A posh English accent which is somewhere between sounding Southern and sounding Central. This is how she speaks in real life too.
Emma Watson, in full Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson, (born April 15, 1990, Paris, France), British actress and activist who was perhaps best known for playing the young wizard Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films.
Learn Emma Watson's British Accent (HERMIONE) | Received Pronunciation. For Harry Potter's fans and fans of Emma Watson this is a video all about her beautiful British accent. She speaks with received pronunciation or contemporary RP as it's commonly known. This is PART 2 of the Received pronunciation series.
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To validate the data, the researcher asked two validators who have experience in British accent. The research reveals that Harry and Hermione used Received Pronunciation while Ron spoke in Estuary English.
Hagrid is known for his thick West Country accent. Being a half-giant, he is less vulnerable to jinxes and spells than full-humans. In Order of the Phoenix, when Umbridge and some other wizards come to remove him from Hogwarts he fights back.
Rather than the long a sound common in Southern England, pronounced as if it were followed by an r, if you want to sound like a proper Yorkshire native, then you should opt for a short and sweet a sound, and practise saying “bath” and “grass” until you've perfected it.
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Received Pronunciation, or RP for short, is the instantly recognisable accent often described as 'typically British'.
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She attended the American University in Paris, which is an English speaking Liberal Arts University as well as attending the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. The latter is most likely where she picked up her 'British' Accent.
Drop your “g”s. Say your words as though there is no “g” at the end. This is common to most Southern accents. For example, say “fixin'” instead of “fixing” and “fishin'” instead of “fishing.” X Research source You don't have to do this with words like “thing” or “dog,” but words with an “ing” should lose their “g”s.
Gambon was not concerned about bettering Harris, and he portrayed the character in his own way, putting on a slight Irish accent for the role, as well as completing his scenes in three weeks. Gambon reprised his role in all the remaining films.
With his sizable green stature and thick Scottish accent, Shrek has become an iconic and nostalgic character over the years - however, many have wondered why Shrek has his characteristic accent, and where he got it from.
Maggie Smith adopted an Edinburgh accent for the role of professor McGonagall . It is a softer lowland Scottish accent so it does indeed qualify as one of the many so-called British accents.
On top of my head, I can remember that Hagrid uses a Cornish accent, Luna an Irish one, Neville a Yorkshire one and Oliver Woods has a Scottish accent.
ACTOR Sharon Millerchip has spent hours perfecting her Liverpool accent for her upcoming performance as Shirley Valentine in the Ensemble.
At the time, Daniel Radcliffe was 11 years old when he played the titular character, Emma Watson was 10 when she portrayed Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint was 12 when he started playing Potter's loyal bestie, Ron Weasley.
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