König - Canon
Speech and Accent in Canon
A quick note to start off; as König speaks a Standard High German in game I will be focusing primarily on that. ( For further context on why German sounds the way it does I may make a future post about German and Austrian Speech with some examples and context - I will link it when I do.) Just know the German alphabet is pronounced slightly differently than English and varies from dialect to dialect.
Lets start with the most important - König (kö·nich)
Ö - being pronounced somewhere between spoon and flute.
Ch - being similar an extended h- .
Know that peoples accents will vary depending on their proficiency and origins. From his voice lines his accent and phonetics -
His English is clear on his D and W. I know that D = Z/S and W = V are common confusions for some German-English speakers and I understand that they're an easier way to convey such an accent in writing but they don't apply here.
Notable accent quirks he does exhibit are;
Over annunciation of H like in "veHicle'
"DZ Marked" - 'Dae Zet Markt' - this should only come up when pronouncing these letters individually.
The German R is pronounced as a trill made at the back of the throat and he does this often.
Occasionally he will drop and -er to a lighter -ah and a th- to a more natural d-.
"Giergah Here" - " Enemies in die AO"
He does frequently use short/voiceless endings where words ending in D/ED get dropped short and sound closer to a T.
"Enemy Downt" - "Enemy Markt"
Though he does not seem to do this for voiced S endings: EYES = ICE.
Contractions (words like "We're" and "It's") are just as common in German as in English but do not have any common forms for "I am" or "it is" and this usually will carry over to English where some German speakers will not use "I'm" or "it's"
König does use 'is' contractions like "the door's jammed".
He switches between "I'll take the armour" "I Will take the key-card" in casual language so either works.
Any other German Dialect speakers feel free to contribute or reach out to me if you have any insight or would like me to add or adjust anything. I would also love to hear your insight and experiences for a German - Austrian Language and Culture post I've been working on.
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