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Re: Useful language links #123337
03/02/05 11:33 PM 03/02/05 11:33 PMJoined: Sep 2000
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On the news tonight was a brief item about a fantastic new British Library resource, featuring a bank of recordings of UK accents and other regional speech markers. I thought some of you might be interested:
http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/dialects/
Re: Useful language links #123338
03/03/05 02:38 AM 03/03/05 02:38 AMJoined: Mar 2000
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Louisville, Kentucky Wo-ow; I just listened to the Yorkshire baker lady. Before I forget: I noticed that in this 1955 recording, she mentions a half a pound of sugar.
Golly--even though she's speaking so slowly, I have a hard time understanding some things. Owen--oven; buther and wather: butter and water; resins -- raisins; luf--loaf.
When my Yorkshire host family spoke to each other at their normal speed, I couldn't follow it at all.
Thanks, mav!
Re: Useful language links #123339
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> I couldn't follow it at all
eeh bah goom, moss't Brits feel t'same way, lass!
Re: (another) Useful language link #123340
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Perhaps others already use this and I have simply missed your mention of it, but in case it’s new to you too, I strongly suggest you check it out. There are an incredible number of interesting searchable texts available. Here’s a direct link to perhaps the most useful area for this board:
http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=word_origins&OFFID=se1&KEY=word_origin
This takes you to the front end of all kinds of other topic searches!
http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp
Re: Useful language links #123341
03/07/05 12:19 PM 03/07/05 12:19 PMJoined: Mar 2000
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lower upstate New York AnnaStrophicOP
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lower upstate New York a bank of recordings of UK accents
This dialect collection was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition. I had little trouble following the Yorkshire lady*, but the Staffordshire collector really had me stymied!
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*maybe because I can sing "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At."
Another Shakespeare link #123342
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Urban slang dictionary #123343
03/29/05 02:12 PM 03/29/05 02:12 PMJoined: Jul 2000
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Re: nother resource #123344
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http://www.acronyma.com/
A remarkable acronym finder, searchable in several languages.
(with thanks to aldiboronti @ w/origins)
Re: nother resource #123345
06/10/05 09:32 PM 06/10/05 09:32 PMJoined: Jul 2003
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Te Ika a Maui Io suis mucho grateful, mijn freund. Adeus!
Re: nother resource #123346
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hey, didn't know you spoke Welsh!
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