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Norman and Viking invasions to the diversity of the late 20th century, read a brief history of the English language in England.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/accents-and-dialects-of-england"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="pnl-row lrg-img-pnl pnl-3col clearfix"> <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/minority-ethnic-english"> <img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-minority-ethnic-english6-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=2559F2ED40115A3DC7C599A1D103A63D" alt="Black and white photograph of two women"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-minority-ethnic-english6-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=2559F2ED40115A3DC7C599A1D103A63D" alt="Black and white photograph of two women"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/minority-ethnic-english">Minority Ethnic English<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Find out how migrants from the Indian subcontinent and the Caribbean have added variety and diversity to the rich patchwork of accents and dialects spoken in the UK.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/minority-ethnic-english"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/social-variation-across-the-uk"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/britishaccentsdialects-threemen-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=3FCB834B51AB3925CCDD277753ED1D3D" alt="Photograph of three men talking"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/britishaccentsdialects-threemen-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=3FCB834B51AB3925CCDD277753ED1D3D" alt="Photograph of three men talking"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/social-variation-across-the-uk">Social variation across the UK<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>When feeling ‘pleased’ we might say we are ‘chuffed’, ‘delighted’, ‘happy as a sandboy’, ‘over the moon’, ‘tickled pink’ or ‘thrilled to bits’. Discover how speakers use English differently according to age, gender, ethnicity and social or educational background and explore how people adapt their speech according to context and audience.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/social-variation-across-the-uk"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-connected-speech-processes"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/geordie-csp-crop-v2.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=133A3C8E2BC453DE44518B84742CE242" alt="Photograph of promenade in Whitley Bay at sunset"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/geordie-csp-crop-v2.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=133A3C8E2BC453DE44518B84742CE242" alt="Photograph of promenade in Whitley Bay at sunset"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-connected-speech-processes">Geordie connected speech processes<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Some words are pronounced differently in isolation than in continuous speech – a phenomenon known as a connected speech process. Listen to examples of typical connected speech processes associated with speakers in Newcastle upon Tyne and Tyneside.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-connected-speech-processes"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </li> <li>  <div class="pnl-block"> <div class="pnl-row pnl-1col w2col-img-pnl p-t-1col clearfix"> <div class="pnl img-lft pnl-act-btn"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/received-pronunciation"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-rp2-crop.jpg?w=640&h=360&hash=35EB06F7BABF2D662D409384A27E794D" alt="Photograph of two men"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-rp2-crop.jpg?w=640&h=360&hash=35EB06F7BABF2D662D409384A27E794D" alt="Photograph of two men"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/received-pronunciation">Received Pronunciation<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Variously referred to as the ‘Queen’s English’, ‘BBC English’ or ‘Oxford English’, Received Pronunciation, or RP for short, is the accent usually described as typically British. Find out more about its origins and its current status in the UK. </p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/received-pronunciation"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="pnl-row lrg-img-pnl pnl-3col clearfix"> <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-vowel-sounds"> <img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/geordie-vowels-crop-v2.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=1DD2229FDD4AD4F6CA76BC5C2CE7AEC4" alt="Photograph of Tynemouth's coastline"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/geordie-vowels-crop-v2.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=1DD2229FDD4AD4F6CA76BC5C2CE7AEC4" alt="Photograph of Tynemouth's coastline"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-vowel-sounds">Geordie vowel sounds<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>As with any variety of English, Geordie includes a wide range of speakers – from broad dialect to speakers with only a faint hint of a Tyneside accent. Listen to the range of vowel sounds used by speakers in Newcastle upon Tyne and Tyneside.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-vowel-sounds"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/regional-voices-an-introduction-to-language-variation-across-the-uk"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-banner8-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=9243EF8C30053462E80A5F748DB92FD8" alt="Photograph of two women talking"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-banner8-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=9243EF8C30053462E80A5F748DB92FD8" alt="Photograph of two women talking"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/regional-voices-an-introduction-to-language-variation-across-the-uk">Regional voices: An introduction to language variation across the UK<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>If you travel across the UK you experience changing landscapes, architecture and customs, but also variation in the voices you hear. Discover the difference between an accent and a dialect, and explore attitudes to language variation across the country.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/regional-voices-an-introduction-to-language-variation-across-the-uk"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/asian-english"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/asian-english-crop-v3.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=55BBA43028FB3AB71AE070A18D0621E3" alt="Photograph of an Asian British woman"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/asian-english-crop-v3.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=55BBA43028FB3AB71AE070A18D0621E3" alt="Photograph of an Asian British woman"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/asian-english">Asian English<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>What is the status of English today within the huge variety of languages spoken on the Indian sub-continent? Find out about the history of English in India and listen to examples of speakers in the UK’s Asian communities.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/asian-english"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </li> <li>  <div class="pnl-block"> <div class="pnl-row pnl-1col w2col-img-pnl p-t-1col clearfix"> <div class="pnl img-lft pnl-act-btn"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/accents-and-dialects-of-scotland"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/scotland-crop-v2.jpg?w=640&h=360&hash=7C8ACE4C6401DD2B840D54973F5715E5" alt="Aerial view of Glasgow"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/scotland-crop-v2.jpg?w=640&h=360&hash=7C8ACE4C6401DD2B840D54973F5715E5" alt="Aerial view of Glasgow"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/accents-and-dialects-of-scotland">Accents and dialects of Scotland<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Although the Acts of Union in 1707 declared English the official written language of Scotland, the history of spoken English is far more complex. Find out more about Scottish English and its relationship with Scots and Scottish Gaelic.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/accents-and-dialects-of-scotland"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="pnl-row lrg-img-pnl pnl-3col clearfix"> <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-a-regional-dialect-of-english"> <img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-geordie2-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=E320FB48D9E7E30C5501C37AF7FB2C54" alt="Photograph of Newcastle"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-geordie2-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=E320FB48D9E7E30C5501C37AF7FB2C54" alt="Photograph of Newcastle"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-a-regional-dialect-of-english">Geordie: A regional dialect of English<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Find out more about the origins of the Geordie dialect of Newcastle upon Tyne and discover how the history of the area shaped the dialect spoken today.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/geordie-a-regional-dialect-of-english"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/caribbean-english"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/caribbean-english-crop-v2.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=D814197980E6ADBF69E650727F9E90FC" alt="Black and white photograph of a Caribbean man in Britain"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/caribbean-english-crop-v2.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=D814197980E6ADBF69E650727F9E90FC" alt="Black and white photograph of a Caribbean man in Britain"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/caribbean-english">Caribbean English<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Find out about the history of English in the Caribbean, discover the difference between a pidgin and a creole and listen to examples of speakers from the Caribbean and in the UK’s Caribbean communities.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/caribbean-english"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn suffix_1 p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/phonological-change-in-the-english-language"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-phonological-change-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=4DC7B1DD51E8B8C4EA3DBAFEB63CB0CC" alt="Photograph of two men talking"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-phonological-change-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=4DC7B1DD51E8B8C4EA3DBAFEB63CB0CC" alt="Photograph of two men talking"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/phonological-change-in-the-english-language">Phonological change in the English language<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Do you pronounce ‘dune’ exactly the same as ‘June’ or do you distinguish between the two? Discover how pronunciation changes can affect an individual word or English accents more fundamentally.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/articles/phonological-change-in-the-english-language"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>   </div> </div> <div class="main-content-block clearfix main-bg"> <div class="main-content-block-inner cntr-blk grid_61 p-t-1col p-b-1col clearfix"> <div class="pnl-block p-l-1col"> <h2 class="block-title p-b-2col">Featured themes</h2> <p><p>The UK is a rich landscape of regional accents and dialects, each evidence of our society’s continuity and change, our local history and our day-to-day lives. Explore the themes below to discover the diverse voices of English across the UK and over time.</p></p> <div class="pnl-row pnl-1col w2col-img-pnl p-t-1col clearfix"> <div class="pnl img-rgt pnl-act-btn"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/received-pronunciation"> <img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-rp4-crop.jpg?w=640&h=360&hash=244D47BD9C37EBC9BB5F3CE16EE8EE60" alt="19th-century illustration of two men"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-rp4-crop.jpg?w=640&h=360&hash=244D47BD9C37EBC9BB5F3CE16EE8EE60" alt="19th-century illustration of two men"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt p-r-1col"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/received-pronunciation">Received Pronunciation<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Explore the accent traditionally described as ‘typically British’.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/received-pronunciation"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div>    <div class="pnl-row lrg-img-pnl pnl-3col clearfix"> <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn p-r-1col p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/english-voices-from-around-the-world"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/asian-english-crop-v2.jpg?crop=1&cropX=92&cropY=63&cropW=1486&cropH=836&cropcachekey=192631486836&w=304&h=171&dispW=304&dispH=171&hash=267E60A922154853205DDDA3C4B199DB" alt="Photograph of a group of young people laughing"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/asian-english-crop-v2.jpg?crop=1&cropX=92&cropY=63&cropW=1486&cropH=836&cropcachekey=192631486836&w=304&h=171&dispW=304&dispH=171&hash=267E60A922154853205DDDA3C4B199DB" alt="Photograph of a group of young people laughing"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt p-r-1col"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/english-voices-from-around-the-world">English voices from around the world<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Explore the accents and dialects of Britain's Caribbean and Asian communities.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/english-voices-from-around-the-world"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn p-r-1col p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/regional-voices-english-across-the-uk"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-regional-voices-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=710CD0C85442AE00B927C599617B0136" alt="Photograph of two men"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-regional-voices-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=710CD0C85442AE00B927C599617B0136" alt="Photograph of two men"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt p-r-1col"> <h3 class="pnl-title"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/regional-voices-english-across-the-uk">Regional voices: English across the UK<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Explore how accents and dialects vary across the UK.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/regional-voices-english-across-the-uk"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl pnl-act-btn p-r-1col p-b-1col"> <div class="pnl-inner w-bg"> <div class="pnl-img p-b-1col"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/geordie-voices-dialect-in-the-north-east"><img class="lazy" src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/resources/global/images/dummy-16-9.png" data-original="/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-geordie1-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=992C6779952BE7032F0DF0746239B66D" alt="Black and white photograph of Newcastle"/><noscript><img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british%20accents%20and%20dialects/banners/sounds-familiar-geordie1-crop.jpg?w=304&h=171&hash=992C6779952BE7032F0DF0746239B66D" alt="Black and white photograph of Newcastle"></noscript></a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt p-r-1col"> <h3 class="pnl-title"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/geordie-voices-dialect-in-the-north-east">Geordie voices: dialect in the North East<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p>Explore one of the most distinctive British dialects.</p> <a class="action-button btm-lft" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes/geordie-voices-dialect-in-the-north-east"><span class="action-text">Read more</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="f-right p-t-2col p-b-1col p-r-1col clearfix"> <a class="action-button" href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/themes"><span class="icon icon-right icon-sml sml-rgt"></span><span class="action-text">View all themes</span></a> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="main-content-block dg-bg clearfix"> <div class="main-content-block-inner cntr-blk grid_61 clearfix p-t-2col p-b-2col"> <div class="pnl-block p-l-1col"> <h2 class="block-title p-b-2col">Featured sound recordings</h2> <div class="med-txt"><p>Listen to 77 sound recordings of speakers from across the United Kingdom, chosen to represent different accents and dialects in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p></div> <div class="msnry pnl-row lrg-img-pnl clearfix"> <div class="pnl wide"> <div class="pnl-inner mdg-bg"> <div class="pnl-img"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/ayrshire-scots-john-anecdotes-miner"> <img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british accents and dialects/collection items sound clips/kilmarnock-john-tells-a-few-anecdotes-from-his-time-as-a-miner.jpg?w=592&hash=0CB35031D86DB4E9BEA5A6B7A06BDF27" alt="" ""/> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/ayrshire-scots-john-anecdotes-miner">Ayrshire Scots: John tells a few anecdotes from his time as a miner at Sorn Colliery in East Ayrshire<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl wide"> <div class="pnl-inner mdg-bg"> <div class="pnl-img"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/conservative-received-pronunciation-lady-sylvia-childhood-holkham-house"> <img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british accents and dialects/collection items sound clips/burnhamthorpe-lady-silvia-recalls-her-childhood.jpg?w=592&hash=3D20E75ABAF399F31D3BD35C04D327D5" alt="" ""/> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/conservative-received-pronunciation-lady-sylvia-childhood-holkham-house">Conservative Received Pronunciation: Lady Silvia recalls her childhood at Holkham House<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p> 1999</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl wide"> <div class="pnl-inner mdg-bg"> <div class="pnl-img"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/scouse-accent-maria-torside-industrial-dispute"> <img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british accents and dialects/collection items sound clips/birkenhead-maria-talks-about-her-husband.jpg?w=592&hash=8B8B3273D66FF352129AA5EB93685A78" alt="" ""/> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/scouse-accent-maria-torside-industrial-dispute">Scouse accent: Maria talks about her husband’s involvement in the Torside industrial dispute of 1995<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p> 1999</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl wide"> <div class="pnl-inner mdg-bg"> <div class="pnl-img"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/jamaican-english-joseph-first-impressions-sheffield"> <img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british accents and dialects/collection items sound clips/sheffield-joseph-talks-about-his-first-impressions.jpg?w=592&hash=D6447F8E71A0349CFA945FCF407183C4" alt="" ""/> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/jamaican-english-joseph-first-impressions-sheffield">Jamaican English: Joseph talks about his first impressions of Sheffield on arrival from Jamaica in the 1950s<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p> 1998</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl wide"> <div class="pnl-inner mdg-bg"> <div class="pnl-img"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/county-newry-bernice-car-accident"> <img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british accents and dialects/collection items sound clips/lissummon-bernice-talks-about-how-she-came-to-terms.jpg?w=592&hash=24223A20226D71CD23F28C4353C0A89A" alt="" ""/> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/county-newry-bernice-car-accident">County Newry: Bernice talks about how she came to terms with the consequences of a serious car accident<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p> 1999</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pnl wide"> <div class="pnl-inner mdg-bg"> <div class="pnl-img"> <a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/clwyd-dialect-mr-r-cattle-farming"> <img src="/web/20210102103926im_/http://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/british accents and dialects/collection items sound clips/nantglyn-clwyd-dialect-mr-r.jpg?w=592&hash=280D052984C8E748AEE18F80E6CC56E5" alt="" ""/> </a> </div> <div class="pnl-txt suffix_1"> <h3 class="pnl-title"><a href="/web/20210102103926/http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/clwyd-dialect-mr-r-cattle-farming">Clwyd dialect: Mr R. talks about cattle farming<span class="hit-spot"></span></a></h3> <p> 1976</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="f-right p-t-2col 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