28 August 2019

British Accents and Dialects

From the British Library, hear speakers from 70 different locations all over the UK recorded from the mid-20th century to the present day. https://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/accents-and-dialects-of-england.
You may also want to revisit the NYT British-Irish Dialect Quiz.
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 August, 2019 09:13

    Ooh aarrgh! Tha'd be nice.

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  2. Denis Bourque28 August, 2019 09:58

    You can get an "accented" trip around Scotland and Ireland in under 3 minutes with "The Rumour" by Andy Stewart at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=347558922627742 or (voice only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEiaqlWRfUk . Enjoy ;)

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  3. Barry Read30 August, 2019 07:24

    I was born in the Harrow area of London and went to school with Cockneys from London. The American insurance company Geico states that it Geico gecko has a Cockney accent. I hear a London accent but not a Cockney one. Anyone else?
    Barry

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