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• A Brief Guide To Different British Accents And Dialects

• Posted on 20/07/2020
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It’s a fact! The UK is obsessed with the way people talk. And with more than thirty seven dialects , it’s no surprise why. That’s right, accents and dialects* vary greatly across Great Britain, and there is no such thing as a single ‘British accent’. Instead it’s an amalgamation of different ones that have been shaped by history, and made iconic through TV and film.

Because there are so many to choose from, we’ve picked just a handful for you to practise and perfect at home. Remember, you don’t have to learn an accent, it’s just a fun thing to do, and the most important thing with your own English is to speak clearly enough for people to understand.

So with all that being said, are you ready? Let’s start with a quick tour of the UK to quickly summarise some of the key differences.

*Note – When we’re talking about accents, we mean sounds and pronunciation, and when we talk about dialect we mean grammar and vocabulary as well.

Received Pronunciation

If you’ve ever tried to do a British accent, this is probably the one you were trying to imitate. Also known as ‘the Queen’s English’, it is often associated with the middle to upper classes, and is the accent you’d typically hear on BBC News or World Service .

There is a more heightened version of received pronunciation, or R.P as it’s also known, which is only really spoken on film and television. Think of Jane Austen films and Maggie Smith’s character in Downton Abbey for reference.

Characteristics:

• The ‘r’ at the end of words isn’t pronounced
• Trap-bath-split – meaning words like ‘bath’, ‘path’ and ‘dance’ are pronounced with a long ‘a’ [ɑː] sound as in the word ‘father’
• To practise heightened R.P try pronouncing the word ‘mirror’ as ‘mere’ and the word ‘man’ as ‘men’

Here you can listen to received pronunciation with the characters of Downton Abbey .

Cockney is another iconic dialect, and one that you’ll instantly recognise. It is commonly associated with cockney rhyming slang , and the language of market stall owners in the East End of London.

There have been many bad interpretations of the cockney accent, including that of Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins . A better, more accurate example however, can be heard in gangster films such as Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.

• Vowel sounds shift – words like ‘day’ sound like ‘die’ and ‘buy’ is more like ‘boy’
• Glottal stop – the letter ‘t’ is pronounced with the back of the throat and with less intensity, so words like ‘better’ sounds more like ‘be’uh’
• The ‘th’ in words is pronounced as a ‘f’, so words like ‘think’ and ‘thing’ become ‘fink’ and ‘fing’

Listen to Jason Statham’s cockney accent in the film Snatch .

What once was voted the worst accent in the UK, has now become a source of pride thanks to the hit TV series Peaky Blinders . This is the dialect from the midlands city of Birmingham. It also stretches to the surrounding areas , but it is distinctly different to the Coventry accent which is only nineteen miles (thirty six kilometers) away.

• Downward intonation at the end of sentences
• Changing vowel sounds – ‘oy’ is used instead of ‘i’ – so the sentence ‘I quite like it’ sounds more like ‘Oy kwoyt loik it’
• Dropped ‘h’ sounds at the beginning of sentences

Check out these Brummie accents in the TV series Peaky Blinders .

Also known as ‘God’s own country’, Yorkshire is home to Leeds, York and Sheffield and is the largest county in the UK. Because of the size of the area, there is actually a lot of variation within the Yorkshire accent. It is also considered one of the friendliest accents in the UK.

Another interesting fact about the Yorkshire dialect is that it has roots in Old English and Old Norse, which was the language of the Vikings. This connection may go some way in explaining why so many characters have the accent in the fantasy TV series – Game of Thrones.

• Words that normally end in an ‘ee’ sound are pronounced ‘eh’, for example ‘happy’ sounds more like ‘happeh’
• The word ‘the’ is often omitted and the word ‘to’ is shortened to ‘t’ [tә]
• Variants of words – for example the words ‘owt’ and ‘nowt’ actually mean ‘anything’ and ‘nothing’

Here’s a lesson in how to do a Yorkshire accent like the characters of Game of Thrones .

If you’ve seen ‘Braveheart’ you may be confused in thinking that everyone in Scotland speaks like Mel Gibson in that movie. Heavily influenced by the Gaelic language, the Scottish accent and dialect are actually very diverse. Take the Edinburgh accent for example which is very soft. In contrast you have the Glasgow accent which is much thicker and speakers of which often cut their words. The spoken rhythms in the Highlands are very poetic and Scandanavian sounding. This is not dissimilar to those of the islands, which generally have stronger dialects and accents the more remote they are.

• The ‘r’ is pronounced and rolled
• Elongated vowel sounds – for example the word ‘face’ is pronounced ‘fehce’ [fe:s] and ‘goat’ becomes ‘goht’ [go:t]
• Glottal stop – the letter ‘t’ is cut in between vowels. For example the sentence ‘pass the water bottle’ sounds more like ‘pass the wa’er bo’le’

Listen to different Scottish accents from the movie Brave .

Nearly 30% of people in Wales can speak Welsh – the dialect in English is therefore also heavily influenced by the Welsh language. This is particularly true in Northern Wales where English is normally the second language in households, and the accent is thick and breathy . Southern Welsh accents on the other hand, sound more clipped and musical – just like the sing-song tones of Tom Jones.

• Use of a light ‘l’ sound on words like ‘milk’, ‘girl’, ‘small’ and ‘welcome’. This is made by releasing the ‘l’ sound rather than holding it with the tongue
• Syllables are evenly stressed making it sound very melodical
• Rolled ‘r’ sounds

Check out this quick lesson in how to master a Welsh accent from Babbel .

Northern Irish

And last but definitely not least on our list, is the beautiful Northern Irish accent. Just like the neighbouring country the Republic of Ireland, the accents within this region are very varied. On top of that, there are lots of definitive words and phrases that make the Northern Irish dialect so distinctive. Take the word ‘wee’ for example which means small (the same as in Scottish). And if anyone asks you ‘what’s the craic?’ you can be sure they’re asking you what you news is, or what you’ve been doing.

• The ‘r’ at the end of sentences is exaggerated to sound like ‘arrr’
• Less rounded vowel sounds – when saying ‘ow’ the mouth is very tight – this produces a very short ‘y’ sound instead of a ‘w’ in words like ‘cow’, ‘how’ and ‘now’
• Rising intonation at the end of sentences (even when it’s not a question)

Here’s an example of the Northern Irish accent from the TV series Derry Girls .

So that’s it! Our roundup of accents and dialects across the UK. We hope you enjoyed it. Which one is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.

Glossary for Language Learners

Find the following words in the article and then write down any new ones you didn’t know.

Amalgamation (n): a combination of a group of things.

Handful (n): an amount which can be held in the hand.

Heightened (adj): more elevated.

Market stall (n): a large table in a market where products are sold.

Surrounding areas (n): the places in close proximity to a town or city.

County (n): a political division in the UK.

Remote (adj): an isolated place.

Breathy (adj): speaking with a lot of breath.

Clipped (adj): spoken very short and quickly.

Neighbouring (adj): places next to each other.

Roundup (n): a summary.

adj = adjective

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ENGLISH DIALECTS AND ACCENTS. Hughes A., Trudgill P . , English Accents and Dialects (An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles) , Fourth Edition ; Hodder Arnold: 2005 http://sounds.bl.uk/Sound-Maps/UK-Soundmap/full-screen. VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

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Hughes A., Trudgill P.,English Accents and Dialects (An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles), Fourth Edition; Hodder Arnold: 2005 http://sounds.bl.uk/Sound-Maps/UK-Soundmap/full-screen

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH • historical change • regional variation • social variation • stylistic variation

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH • historical change • regional variation • social variation • stylistic variation • lexis, grammar, pronunciation…

DIALECT - ACCENT dialect – common lexical, grammatical, phonetic features accent – common phonetic features

standard S O C I O L E C T S social variation regional variation REGIONAL DIALECTS

Social vs. regional variation: h-dropping (West Yorkshire) Upper-middle class: 12% Lower-middle class: 28% Upper working class: 67% Middle working class: 89% Lower working class: 93%

REGIONAL VARIETIES OF BRITISH ENGLISH

Social prestige of regional dialects

Social prestige of regional dialects RP: received pronunciation “accepted in the best society” – 19th century

Social prestige of regional dialects RP: received pronunciation “accepted in the best society” – 19th century 3-5 % of speakers today

Social prestige of regional dialects RP: received pronunciation “accepted in the best society” – 19th century 3-5 % of speakers today Queen’s English, BBC English

Social prestige of regional dialects RP: received pronunciation “accepted in the best society” – 19th century 3-5 % of speakers today Queen’s English, BBC English Estuary English

GRAMMATICAL VARIATION ACROSS REGIONS

GRAMMATICAL VARIATION ACROSS REGIONS • Nouns • unmarked plurality in nouns of measurements: • a hundred pound, five foot (even in colloquial SE)

GRAMMATICAL VARIATION ACROSS REGIONS • Nouns • unmarked plurality in nouns of measurements: • a hundred pound, five foot (even in colloquial SE) • Pronouns • us – objective case of I (north-eastern England, Scotland)

GRAMMATICAL VARIATION ACROSS REGIONS • Nouns • unmarked plurality in nouns of measurements: • a hundred pound, five foot (even in colloquial SE) • Pronouns • us – objective case of I (north-eastern England, Scotland) • thou, thee, thy, thine (north of England, rural south-west) • thou, thee = tha (north of England) • tha cast = ‘you can’

strong : weak forms of pronouns (south-west England: Devon, Somerset) you ee he er (subject), ‘n (object) she er we us they ‘m We wouldn’t do it, would us? Give ‘n to she.

strong : weak forms of pronouns (south-west England: Devon, Somerset) • you ee • he er (subject), ‘n (object) • she er • we us • they ‘m • We wouldn’t do it, would us? • Give ‘n to she. • Mass nouns referred as it, countable nouns as he, er, ‘n • Pass me the bread. It’s on the table. • Pass me the loaf. He’s on the table.

Reflexive pronouns (in many non-standard dialects): myself herself yourself itself hisself ourselves theirselves

Reflexive pronouns (in many non-standard dialects): myself herself yourself itself hisself ourselves theirselves Every student should give themself a break.

Demonstratives north of England, Scotland: three-way demonstratives this these (NE) thir (Sc) that them they, thae yon yon yon, thon

Demonstratives north of England, Scotland: three-way demonstratives this these (NE) thir (Sc) that them they, thae yon yon yon, thon Relative pronouns That was the man what done it. (particularly common) That was the man which done it. That was the man as done it. That was the man at done it. That was the man done it. That is the man what his son done it.

Comparison of adjectives She’s more rougher than he is. He’ s the most toughest bloke I’ve met. You ought to be carefuller in future.

Comparison of adjectives She’s more rougher than he is. He’ s the most toughest bloke I’ve met. You ought to be carefuller in future. Adverbs He ran slow. She spoke very clever. They done it very nice.

Verbs Irregular verbs: reduction of forms, regularization of verbs

Verbs Irregular verbs: reduction of forms, regularization of verbs see – seen – seen or see – see – seen give – give – give come – come – come go – went – went write – writ – writ draw – drawed - drawed

Verbs Irregular verbs: reduction of forms, regularization of verbs see – seen – seen or see – see – seen give – give – give come – come – come go – went – went write – writ – writ draw – drawed - drawed Present Tense forms: the ending -s

Verbs Irregular verbs: reduction of forms, regularization of verbs see – seen – seen or see – see – seen give – give – give come – come – come go – went – went write – writ – writ draw – drawed - drawed Present Tense forms: the ending -s He don’t like it. (East Anglia, American, Caribbean) He don’t like it. (East Anglia, American, Caribbean) We goes home. (north of England, south-west, South Wales)

Verbs Irregular verbs: reduction of forms, regularization of verbs see – seen – seen or see – see – seen give – give – give come – come – come go – went – went write – writ – writ draw – drawed - drawed Present Tense forms: the ending -s He don’t like it. (East Anglia, American, Caribbean) He don’t like it. (East Anglia, American, Carribean) We goes home. (north of England, south-west, South Wales) Scotland, Northern Ireland – present : historical present I go home every day. I goes down the street. I sees this man.

Negation • multiple negation = negative concord • in most parts of the British Isles: • I didn’t have no dinner.

Negation • multiple negation = negative concord • in most parts of the British Isles: • I didn’t have no dinner. • ain’t[eɪnt, ɛnt, ɪnt] • very common, but not throughout Britain • = am not, is not, are not, have/has not < amn’t • I ain’t coming. I ain’t done it.

Negation • multiple negation = negative concord • in most parts of the British Isles: • I didn’t have no dinner. • ain’t[eɪnt, ɛnt, ɪnt] • very common, but not throughout Britain • = am not, is not, are not, have/has not < amn’t • I ain’t coming. I ain’t done it. • no, nae, na for not (Scotland): • He’s no coming. • I’ve nae got it. • I cannae go. • We do na have one.

never as past tense negative: • In most parts of British Isles • I never went to see him yesterday, • You done it. – I never. • AUXLIARIES • have • stative : dynamic use • SE: I haven’t any money. I didn’t have coffee with my breakfast. • AE: I don’t have any money. I didn’t have coffee with my breakfast, • ScE: I haven’t any money. I hadn’t coffee with my breakfast.

American, British English: have > have got (informal) • Younger speakers > no distinction between stative and dynamic have: • Have you got any money? (informal) • Have you any money? (formal, older speakers) • Do you have any money? (younger speakers) • do • Full verb, auxiliary function • SE: do did done • Most non-standard d’s: do did (auxiliary) • do done done(full verb) • You done lots of work, didn’t you? I did. I done it last night.

be • North-eastern England: is for all persons: I is... • Parts of West-Midland: am for all persons: You am... • South-western England: be for all persons • wozfor all persons; You woz...

modal auxiliaries • must • SE, southern English: • deontic: He must do it. He mustn’t do it. • He has to do it. He doesn’t have to do it. • He’s got to do it. He hasn’t got to do it. • epistemic: He must have seen it. He can’t have seen it. • Northern English epistemic: He mustn’t be in. • Younger speakers: ought (to), used (to) with do • They didn’t used to go. (= They used not to go). • He doesn’t ought to go. (= He ought not to go)

QUESTION TAGS: • north-eastern Scotland: same polarity tags: • It’ s a fine day, is it? • the use of innit as a general tag (marked as slang)

Contracted forms: South of England: I haven’t got it. She won’t go. Doesn’t she like it? North of England: I’ve not got it. She’ll not go. Does he not like it?

SE: She gave the man a book. She gave him it. She gave him the book. She gave the book to the man. She gave it to him. South of England: to – prefered if DO is a pronoun North of England: She gave it him (acceptable in the south) She gave it the man (not found in the south)

PRONUNCIATION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8mzWkuOxz8 VARIABILITY WITHIN RP Older speakers : younger speakers Social classes Acquisition of RP Conservative (refined) RP General RP Advanced RP Regional RP Adoptive RP...

Plosives: • Little aspiration in the speech of upper-class speakers • Glottal stop • - before consonants in syllable-final environment: • six [sɪʔks] - glottalization • - instead of the linking r • - realization of word-final or morpheme-final plosives, • especially if the next consonant has • the same place of articulation: - glottaling • get down [geʔ’daʊn] • Scotland [‘skɒʔlənd] • back garden [bæʔ’gɑ:dn] • - Increasing use of [ʔ] instead of [t] in younger speakers

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Accents and Dialects

We speak of someone having an accent when their pronunciation deviates from the standard. ... people tend to pronounce words in the way of their mother tongue ... – powerpoint ppt presentation.

• - Any Language consists of dialects
• - These dialects are more or less intelligible to other speakers of the language
• - Any dialect can be pronounced in any accent
• i. Its v?ri d?ti (RP)?
• ii. I?s v?ri d?tI (northern British dialect)?
• - Any sentence can be expressed in any dialect (same sentence as above)
• i. Yorkshire 'Tha's right mucky'
• ii. Teesside 'It's hacky'

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The dialects of English

1. the dialects of english, 3. countires with english as a first language, 5. american english, 9. the dialects in great britain, 10. southern, 11. received pronunciation (rp), 13. cockney, 14. cockney, 15. cockney, 16. cockney, 17. cockney, 18. cockney, 19. cockney, 20. estuary english, 21. estuary english, 22. east anglian, 23. east midlands, 24. the west country, 25. west midlands, 26. lancashire, 27. yorkshire, 28. northern, 30. scotland, 31. scotland, 32. scotland, 33. ireland, 36. australian english, 39. new zealand english, 41. the republic of south africa, 43. canadian english.