Hi all
The homework task requires you to research an accent/dialect of your choice from a region of the United Kingdom. This research can be done in the following ways:
1) Choose a region/city in the UK (as we discussed in the lesson) and type the words, for example, "Newcastle accent" into Google. The first hit is a Wikipedia entry as you will see called "Geordie accent". Read it and make some notes in your Prep book on it or leave a web link for us all to see on the blog by pasting the link into the comment bank for this post on 'Accents and Dialects'.
2) Record some members of your family or friends (perhaps using a mobile phone) and listen to their accents. Try to explain the types of vowel sounds being used (as discussed in the lesson).
3) Look at a region of the UK where a specific dialect is used or where some of the words the people use are different to words you recognise from around Maidenhead. See what you can find out. Try typing 'dialects of the UK' into Google.
4) Consider looking at the accent of a celebrity from a particular part of the country (Cheryl Cole is a Geordie). Find some video of that celebrity or a hair advert in this case. She was in the news recently for having been sacked from the American version of the XFactor due to Americans not understanding her accent. See if you can find an online newspaper article about this.
5) Some regions of the country have their own songs that are sung in their own dialect. See if you can find any.
6) You may look at people's accents who are not from England too. Record them speaking English and interview them about how they think they sound and what they think of the English language.
7) There is also lots of interesting information about accents and dialects of the British Libary website 'Sounds Familiar'. Have a look around and see what you can find out.
You can write this research in the comment banks in this post and engage in discussion with other people. You may also post video and audio recordings if you can work out how.
You may also write about your research in your Prep book too. There is no word limit to this task, but I would advise that you spend up to an hour on this over the two weeks before I see you again.
If a lot of people leave comments on the blog, take some time to read and respond to what they are saying too.
I look forward to seeing your research!
Mr Long
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ReplyDeleteI am doing a Liverpool accent, I went on this website, and it's really helpful! If anyone else is doing a Liverpool accent, I recommend this website(Wikipedia) copy and paste this link into your address bar:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse
Does anyone know ant good sites for a geordie accent? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm being practacal and doing an english accent, but do you think Madam Neveu would mind if I ask her for a recording her french one? If I explained well and asked her pretty please, I mean?
ReplyDeleteIf anyone else is doing a Cambrian accent a good website is The Cumbria Directory. At the address below.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thecumbriadirectory.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O2W1gB8q3k&feature=related
ReplyDelete^^ This really helped me when I was trying to write how my Nan said the words and how we say them differently if anyone is looking for some help on the Liverpudlian accent
Hey guys,
ReplyDeleteI'm doing the Geordie accent and Cheryl Cole got sacked from Xfactor USA and I found a news report on it here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y1hDTGwQw8
Just copy and paste into your address bar.
Sophie :)
This is a L'Oréal advert that Cheryl is in
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg9ZuZ6Wazk&NR=1
If this has been advertised in America (I don't know if it has) then it is unfair if she got sacked from Xfactor USA :)
I found that there wasn't much stuff for New Zealand accents. There were may more English and Scottish accents than anyone else. But luckily I did check out Wikipedia though (luckily).
ReplyDeleteThank God for Wikipedia XD
ReplyDeleteMr Long, (or anyone else:)) could I do a French accent although its not a English speaking contry because theres a lady down the road from me who is French. However, Im still really confused! Do we just write notes in our books about the accent and then if we can, a recording on our phones?! HELP! :)
ReplyDeleteI've done a South African Accent(obviously)and I can't quite fill a page. do you think Mr Long will mind?
ReplyDeleteIf you want to hear a south african(durban) accent, copy and paste this web adress into your adress bar. the only problem is that its not a heavy accent.
ReplyDeletehttp://web.ku.edu/~idea/africa/southafrica/southafrica9.mp3
I looked up why a liverpool accent is called a 'scouse' accent and in my own words, it is because in Liverpool, even today, people eat a stew called lobscouse so it comes from that word.
ReplyDeleteAre we allowed to type up our homework on the computer and print it out once done as I did mine on paper but as we went on through the lessons I wanted to add on more but couldn't change it easily!!!
ReplyDelete(for now I am doing it on my laptop)
ReplyDeleteCheryl cole uses a geordie accent in this advertisement! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3EEIcPkcO4
ReplyDeletehere is also the article on her being booted of the xfactor: http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2011/05/Breaking-News-Cheryl-Cole-booted-off-the-US-X-Factor/
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