What an interesting idea!
I assume from the context that you are referring to the Spanish spoken
in Spain. Although there is huge variation over the vast areas where
Spanish is spoken in the Americas, I think it is fair to say that much
of it is livelier than the European versions (just as much, but not all,
of the food is livelier). I am most familiar with Mexican versions. My
late wife was born in Mexico City and I spent quite a bit of time in
Mexico for business and pleasure. One of the things she often told me
when I used my rather limited Spanish was that I, like most
Norteamericanos, didn't move my mouth enough, that one needs to fully
articulate each syllable. One thing I noticed was the rhythm with which
it is spoken, which I like very much. Not only the accent and idioms
vary by region, but the rhythm as well. I remember sitting on a bus in
Costa Rica and enjoying the different rhythm the speech of the country
people had from that of the central plateau and capital. The rhythm is
also linked to breath, so there is no trouble telling where they breath.
Cubanos talk so fast that many Mexicans joke about them, so maybe there
is a breath issue there.
Moose
Boris Grigorov wrote:
There was a recent discussion here at work about the popularity <snip>
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|