来自格拉斯哥、贝尔法斯特和英格兰东北部的人 在寻找假口音方面优于伦敦人,研究发现。 People from Glasgow, Belfast, and northeast England outperform Londoners in spotting fake accents, study finds.
剑桥大学的一项新研究表明,格拉斯哥人、贝尔法斯特人和英格兰东北部人比伦敦人和埃塞克斯人更善于发现假口音。 A new study from Cambridge University shows that people from Glasgow, Belfast, and the northeast of England are better at detecting fake accents compared to those from London and Essex. 来自苏格兰、英国东北部、爱尔兰和北爱尔兰的参与者正确识别了65%至85%的假口音,而来自南部地区的参与者的成功率为50%至75%。 Participants from Scotland, the northeast of England, Ireland, and Northern Ireland correctly identified fake accents 65% to 85% of the time, while those from southern areas had a success rate of 50% to 75%. 研究人员认为,这种能力与文化同质性以及历史上的区域紧张局势有关。 Researchers suggest this ability is linked to cultural homogeneity and historical regional tensions.