Accents

[Leafburner]

I am curious about the many accents included in these books. I’m sure I read an interview with RJ where he described what accents in our world match those in his books. If anyone has any information about that can you please post?

 

Or if you have ever speculated on what an Illian, Murandian, Seanchan, Borderlander or Aeil accent may be like, I’d love to hear it.

[Inara]

its all at wotfaq

have fun...

 

"y'all bow down to th'empress, y'hear!"

[Hugh]

You got a link to a recent wotfaq?

 

Google gives me one from June 2004 - and I can't find mention of accents in there...

 

I've always imagined Illianers (well, Bayle Domon) speaking in a broad west-country accent (that's UK west-country)

[ono-neko]

Here's the list of what each nations accent should be like: http://www.steelypips.org/wotfaq/3_sources/3.14_countries.html

[Kadere]

The Seanchan are Texan? That's just great! :D

[Inara]

fits nicely, doesnt it

[Deathblade]

Uhhh... Who are the two sharans we have met?

[Inara]

greandals pets

in one of the later books

[loki redfern]

anyone else think murrundians have an irish accent, "lilting" = irish for me

[Eve]

The slow drawl of the Seanchan tongue is like Texans...hmmm. Makes sense to me. Texans talk really slow and always sound like they are drunk...LOL

[Chang]

Great info right here. It's always fun to learn more about the specific lands in the WoT universe :D.

 

And my Texas accent isn't that bad ..... Is it?? *looks around worriedly* :P ;)

[Barnabas]

we also meet another sharan in book11, and this one actually speaks, in a tavern in tear