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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