The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls Conversation in Sheffield about accent, dialect and attitudes to language. C1190/28/03 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 students at Sheffield Hallam University, but come from different backgrounds. Jhanghir is from Sheffield, Vivienne from the south of England and Emmie comes form Dublin. [00:00:00] Speakers introduce themselves. Discussion of words used to describe EMOTIONS. Comment that if he doesnt know the word in Urdu he replaces it with the English one. Remark that her habit of exaggeration is an Irish thing.[00:07:00] Discussion of words used to describe ACTIONS. Anecdote about not understanding meaning of playing truant when used by headmaster. Description of the way he mixes Urdu, Punjabi and English in different ways depending on who he is speaking to, he thinks and dreams in English, English replaced Urdu as his first language as he grew up.[00:14:45] Discussion of words used to describe PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES.[00:25:43] Discussion of words used to describe WEATHER AND SURROUNDINGS. Comment that she picks words up from the people around her so her vocabulary changes depending on where she is and who she is with.[00:31:33] Discussion of words used to describe PEOPLE AND THINGS.[00:39:35] Discussion about changing language in different situations/with different people, picking up other peoples words, adapting use of Irish words when in England. Description of their own accents, their attitudes towards how they speak. Anecdote about reaction to his accent in New York, how his speech has been affected by working on radio.[00:52:14] Discussion of words used to describe CLOTHING.[00:54:40] Discussion about use of swear words and attitudes towards swearing, their favourite words, meaning of blinging and grand. 2005-04-09 Sheffield, South Yorkshire sound Ahmed, Jhanghir, (speaker, male student and broadcast assistant) Bassett, Vivienne, (speaker, female student) McFadden, Emmie, (speaker, female) Vernon-Edwards, Jennifer, 1970 March 06- (speaker, female) Radio Sheffield 01:01:52