Why is it hard to describe Chinese English accents? （ ）
A: Speakers of English in Hong Kong carry an easily identifiable RP accent.
B: Speakers of English come from all over China with different dialects.
C: The Chinese language has seven major dialect groups and many more sub-varieties.
D: Speakers of Chinese English may have different accents dependent upon their mother-tongue dialect.
A: Speakers of English in Hong Kong carry an easily identifiable RP accent.
B: Speakers of English come from all over China with different dialects.
C: The Chinese language has seven major dialect groups and many more sub-varieties.
D: Speakers of Chinese English may have different accents dependent upon their mother-tongue dialect.
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- Which of the following is a correct understanding of English accents?? The British accent is the standard English accent.|The American accent is the standard English accent.|The accent of native speakers is the standard English accent.|There is no such idea as the "standard English accent".
- We Chinese and the English native speakers have different thought patterns.
- As for lingua franca English, which statements are true? （ ） A: Mandarin is the lingua franca to speakers in different Chinese dialects. B: A Thai and an Indonesian may choose English as a lingua franca in ASEAN. C: It is a common language used by people of different language backgrounds to communicate with each other. D: English is the only lingua franca in EU.
- What are some typical phonological features of Chinese English? （ ） A: Chinese English speakers have a tendency towards syllable-timing. B: Diphthongs are usually shortened to long monophthongs with a lack of glide. C: Chinese speakers of English they tend to use aspiration to contrast words rather than voicing. D: As for intonation, a stress-timing pattern can be frequently found in Chinese speakers of English.
- English speakers prefer _______ thinking while Chinese prefer _______ thinking.