Alizée's Accent

[brad]

i even hear it in the S sounds .. in that fun tv interview she sounds way different than Lucas (i think so anyway, but i don't speak french at all)

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by HibyPrime

http://moi-alizee.us/play/?v=5 listen at ~9:25

Is that what you mean by scratching?

Hey, you're right! (when she says "réellement" at 9:30 exactly)
That IS a rolled R indeed, not scratched! . But it's exceptionnal, she had too much saliva in her mouth at this moment . That can happen... Listen to all other Rs. That was an exception that confirms the rule

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by brad

i even hear it in the S sounds .. in that fun tv interview she sounds way different than Lucas (i think so anyway, but i don't speak french at all)

In the S sounds? They're not rolled though, are they?

[HibyPrime]

As I said, It's really rare..

I hear it sometimes on TV too, but ONLY on the france french shows, never on the canadian ones.

[brad]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

In the S sounds? They're not rolled though, are they?

i don't mean rolled, just that it sounds different to me. like instead of an sssss sound she will say sssshh. it is very possible that I am just paying closer attention to her instead of Lucas

[bt_bird_90]

This is fun, any excuse to watch Fun TV over and over is great, pick out more!

[CFHollister]

Originally Posted by HibyPrime

http://moi-alizee.us/play/?v=5 listen at ~9:25

Is that what you mean by scratching?

Often the "r" in French is an uvular (in the throat) fricative which is much different than the "r"s in English which are approximants (sounds made with unobstructed air flow).

[atra201]

Alizée has the Alizée accent

[HibyPrime]

Originally Posted by atra201

Alizée has the Alizée accent

That pretty much sums it up

[garçoncanadien]

hey aFrenchie i think they were talking about Ça c’est le salé et maintenant il y a le sucré