English Dictionary

Lawn Guyland

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌlɔŋ ˈɡaɪlənd/

固有名詞

ユーモラス文体 非標準

(nonstandard, humorous) A representation of the local pronunciation of Long Island, in which word-final ⟨ng⟩ is pronounced /ŋɡ/ rather than /ŋ/.

日本語の意味

ロングアイランドの地方訛りをユーモラスに表現した固有名詞。特に、語尾の⟨ng⟩が /ŋɡ/ と発音される現象に着目している。

When tourists ask where she's from, she deadpans 'Lawn Guyland' and watches them try to parse the accent.

観光客に出身地を尋ねられると、彼女は淡々と「ロングアイランド」と答え、そのアクセントを解読しようとする彼らを見て楽しむ。

意味（1）

(nonstandard, humorous) A representation of the local pronunciation of Long Island, in which word-final ⟨ng⟩ is pronounced /ŋɡ/ rather than /ŋ/.

Trudi still had a German accent, but Liesl and Fritz were perfect New Yorkers who said bold and toid, Noo Joysey, Lawn Guyland, and were adopting youse from the Irish.