When traveling in Mexico, I smile when I meet a Mexican National with perfect non-accented English. In contrast, I still meet American-born Hispanics with heavy Spanish accents. Someone told me that learning English at an early age (even as a second language) breaks that accent carryover. Is that true?
Tags: accent, hispanics, second language, spanish accents, traveling in mexico
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November 20th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Yes, that’s true. The earlier one learns a second language, the more likely he or she is to pick up the accent of that language. After age 20 it gets very hard to not speak with a foreign accent. It’s possible, but only for those with a very good ear and a lot of practice.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Im from the UK, but we moved to spain when i was 6 months old. i learned spanish at the same time that i learned spanish. i have a Essex accent in english, and a madrid accent in spanish.
it is quite rare i think. to find someone with perfect pronunciation in two languages, i think you will find they are second generation of learned both languages at the same time from good accent sources.