The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls Conversation in Kidlington about accent, dialect and attitudes to language. C1190/27/05 BBC Voices Recordings Recording made for BBC Voices project of a conversation guided by a BBC interviewer. The conversation follows a loose structure based on eliciting opinions about accents, dialects, the words we use and people's attitude to language. The three interviewees are all members of Kidlington Methodist Church. [00:00:00] Discussion of words used to describe PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES.[00:19:21] Discussion of words used to describe ACTIONS.[00:28:20] Discussion of words used to describe EMOTIONS.[00:38:27] Discussion of words used to describe CLOTHING. Discussion about how the clothes people wear on a Sunday have changed over time. Anecdotes about other peoples reactions to his wife wearing a trouser suit in the past.[00:47:55] Discussion of words used to describe PEOPLE AND THINGS. Anecdotes about inappropriate use of mate.[01:02:42] Discussion of words used to describe WEATHER AND SURROUNDINGS. 2004-11-25 Kidlington, Oxfordshire sound Hodgson, Andrew John, 1951 Oct. 03- (speaker, male college porter) Kirby, Graham Lindsay, 1948 July 06- (speaker, male retired bank manager) Welling, Martin, 1963 Jan. 24- (speaker, male methodist minister) Errington, Ursula, 1977 Nov. 10- (speaker, female) Radio Oxford 01:06:28