One Language, Many Voices

'A kind of mongrel, really'

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:00:16

  • Shelf mark

    C1442/5565

  • Recording date

    2011-02-14

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Evolving English VoiceBank

  • Recording locations

    Evolving English exhibition, Paccar Gallery, British Library, London

  • Speakers

    male

  • Abstract

    One Language, Many Voices is a collection of recordings of people describing their own accent, contributed by visitors to the British Library’s Evolving English exhibition in 2010/11 who were asked to say where they thought their accent came from. Contributions to One Language, Many Voices include descriptions of accents influenced by geography, education, friends, family, occupation, social class and the media, creating a snapshot of how people themselves define the way that they speak English at the start of the 21st century.

  • Description

    Self-defined linguistic identity: 'mongrel' born in Northumberland; grew up in Yorkshire; lived in London for 20 years

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