My speaking voice goes up when I speak Spanish...it might be because you're not used to the consonant sounds as much as with English, so you force more air out in order to accomplish the sounds. When air moves faster through your vocal cords, the pitch will naturally go up. It's a thought, anyway. :-)
It's easier for me to sing higher pitches when I'm singing in a foreign language than when I'm singing in English. That's always weirded me out.
Squeaky, I suppose that's a possibility, though I'm fluent enough in the language to fool native speakers. I just think it's totally weird. As far as the singing goes, I've never noticed either way. Some sounds are easier to sing when singing high notes, that's for sure!
Buck, I don't know, it's just very strange.
Sonja, really?! I'm not the only one? Now that I think on it, Silver told me the same thing happens to her when she speaks Japanese...hmmmm.
I know these days my German sounds more American, not because of pronunciation, but because of inflection. To me, Americans speak with more animation, while as Germans do tend to do the "monotone drone" quite often...
No pitch differences here though.
BTW, I just visited my long neglected German blog and found two of your comments from the beginning of June... (*hangs head in shame*). A very belated "Willkommen beim Schwesternschnack!"
Vielen Dank, Miz Minka! Don't hang your head in shame! Being forgotten is MUCH better than being shunned, which is what I was worried about! :D
I have found that I have more problems understanding Germans (or Austrians, or Swiss) who speak with strong regional dialects. I know that other Germans have that problem, too, but I used to be very good at understanding/translating them. (I'm from Berlin, we don't have a dialect, we just speak bad German!)
My speaking voice goes up when I speak Spanish...it might be because you're not used to the consonant sounds as much as with English, so you force more air out in order to accomplish the sounds. When air moves faster through your vocal cords, the pitch will naturally go up. It's a thought, anyway. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's easier for me to sing higher pitches when I'm singing in a foreign language than when I'm singing in English. That's always weirded me out.
Ya got me! My voice is the same pitch in either language I speak. Or used to speak, as the case may be.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why, but the same thing happens to The Husband when he speaks German.
ReplyDeleteSqueaky, I suppose that's a possibility, though I'm fluent enough in the language to fool native speakers. I just think it's totally weird. As far as the singing goes, I've never noticed either way. Some sounds are easier to sing when singing high notes, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteBuck, I don't know, it's just very strange.
Sonja, really?! I'm not the only one? Now that I think on it, Silver told me the same thing happens to her when she speaks Japanese...hmmmm.
Nun Liebsten, es könnte daran liegen, dass Sie enunciating ein bisschen klarer.
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BDP
In other words, you simply force it a bit more.
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Vielleicht hast Du recht, mein Freund. Oder aber auch NICHT! Ha!
ReplyDeleteIt shall remain a mystery, I fear.
That IS strange!
ReplyDeleteTally, have you noticed a difference in pitch in your speaking voice when you speak German? What about Chaos?
ReplyDeleteI know these days my German sounds more American, not because of pronunciation, but because of inflection. To me, Americans speak with more animation, while as Germans do tend to do the "monotone drone" quite often...
ReplyDeleteNo pitch differences here though.
BTW, I just visited my long neglected German blog and found two of your comments from the beginning of June... (*hangs head in shame*). A very belated "Willkommen beim Schwesternschnack!"
Vielen Dank, Miz Minka! Don't hang your head in shame! Being forgotten is MUCH better than being shunned, which is what I was worried about! :D
ReplyDeleteI have found that I have more problems understanding Germans (or Austrians, or Swiss) who speak with strong regional dialects. I know that other Germans have that problem, too, but I used to be very good at understanding/translating them. (I'm from Berlin, we don't have a dialect, we just speak bad German!)