A.a,b
B.b,c
C.a,d
D.c,d
B
(2015·南京三校联考)Hong Kong,selfclaimed“world city of Asia”, is always proud of its residents high English proficiency.But if you expect people in this formerBritish colony to talk in a crisp British accent, then you may be disappointed.
Walk into a restaurant or a cafe in the city?s trendy shopping area and eavesdrop on a nearby table of young professionals or teenage students, you will most likely wonder if you are in California instead of the concrete jungle that is Hong Kong.
Due to their frequent exposure to US pop culture — not to mention that many of them were educated in the US or local international schools — many young Hong Kong residents, especially women, speak English with a rising tone at the end of a statement “Hi, my name is Michelle?” Linguistically, this is known as “uptalk” or “highrising intonation”.
This accent is also what Americans refer to as “Valleyspeak”. But as an English learner, you may want to think twice before committing yourself to picking up this accent.
In the US,“Valleyspeak” is a mocking term originated in the early 1980s. It referred to the tone and speech pattern of “Valley Girls”, rich middleclass and uppermiddleclass young women living in the San Femando Valley in Southern California. Women who speak in this accent are often seen as spoiled, superficial and more interested in material pursuits than their intellectual development.
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