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A system of vowels otherwise vaguely reminiscent of Australian
accents, with short i in kit sometimes verging toward IPA kit (“keet”) and
extremely open “loose” dipthongs.
A variety of unusual vocabulary: some East Midlands dialects still
feature a variant of the word “thou!”
Speech samples:
Geezer
Butler of Black Sabbath
Northern England English
These are the accents and dialect spoken north of the midlands, in cities
like Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool. Related accents also found in rural
Yorkshire, although there are some unique dialect features there that I won’t
get into now.
Features:
The foot-stut merger: (see the Midlands description above).
Non-rhoticity, except in some rural areas.
The dipthong in words like kite and ride is lengthened so that kite can
become something like IPA ka:ɪt (i.e. it sounds a bit like “kaaaait”)
Unique vocab includes use of the word mam to mean mother, similar to
Irish English.
Speech Samples:
Bernard Sumner, of New Order
Actor/comedian Craig Charles
Singer Joe Cocker
Geordie
Geordie usually refers to both the people and dialect of Newcastle-
Upon-Tyne, in Northeast England. The word may also refer to accents and
dialects in Northeast England in general. I would classify this as a separate
region from the rest of Northern England because it’s so radically different
from the language spoken in nearby cities.
Features
The foot-stut merger(see the Midlands description above).
Non-rhoticity (in the cities at least)
The /ai/ dipthong in kite is raised to IPA ɛɪ, so it sounds a bit more like
American or Standard British “kate.”
The /au/ dipthong in “about” is pronounced IPA u: (that is, “oo”) in
strong dialects. Hence bout can sound like “boot.”
Speech Samples:
Singer Cheryl Cole
This video gives a good idea of the “classic” Geordie accent”
Welsh English
This refers to the accents and dialects spoken in the country of Wales.
The speech of this region is heavily influenced by the Welsh language, which
remained more widely spoken in modern
times than the other Celtic
languages.
Features:
Usually non-rhotic.
English is generally modelled after Received Pronunciation or related
accents, but with many holdovers from the Welsh language.
Syllables tend to be very evenly stressed, and the prosody of the accent
is often very “musical”.
The letter r is often trilled or tapped.
Some dialect words imported from the Welsh language.
Speech Samples:
Singer Tom Jones
Actor Rhys Ifans
Rocker Gruff Rhy (Cardiff Accent)
Scottish English
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This is the broad definition used to describe English as it is spoken in
the country of Scotland. Note that Scottish English is different than Scots, a
language derived from Northumbrian Old English that is spoken in Scotland
as well. That being said, Scots has a strong
influence on how English in
Scotland is spoken.
Features:
Rhotic, with trilled or tapped r’s.
Glottal stopping of the letter t when in between vowels (similar to
Cockney and related accents).
Monopthongal pronounciations of the /ei/ and /ou/ dipthongs, so that
that face becomes IPA fe:s and goat becomes IPA go:t.
Speech Samples:
Actor Peter Mullan (Glasgow)
Actor Ewen Bremner (Edinburgh)
Conclusion
This list is woefully incomplete. I can’t count the smaller dialect areas
that aren’t covered here (East Anglia, Urban Cardiff,
Cornish English,
Northumberland, etc.) However, I’ve attempted to list the accents and dialects
you’ll see referenced the most on this blog and elsewhere.
Test.
How well do you know your cockney rhyming slang?
(https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/quiz/2012/mar/29/cockn
ey-rhyming-slang-quiz)
1.Porky pies means
a)
Thighs
b)
Lies
c)
Goodbyes
2.Derby Kelly means ...
a)
Telly
b)
Belly
c)
Smelly
3.Mince pies means …
a)
Eyes
b)
Ties
c)
Lies
4.Cat and mouse means ...
a)
Spouse
b)
House
c)
Louse
5.Deaf and dumbs means …
a)
Plums
b)
Sums
c)
Slums
6.Donkey's ears means …
a)
Fears
b)
Tears
c)
Years
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