Week 6

Thursday

Kursplanen i engelska säger att det centrala innehållet omfatta bla:
"Talad engelska med viss regional och social färgning."

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British dialects

The United Kingdom is probably the most dialect-obsessed nation in the world. With countless accents shaped by thousands of years of history, there are few English-speaking nations with as many varieties of language in such a small space

 

What is the difference between accents and dialects?

Dialect = a form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group { from the Greek dialektos "discourse, way of speaking"}

Two examples of dialect in Britain are Yorkshire and Lowland Scots.

Accent = a way of pronouncing a language, associated with a country, area, or social class, an emphasis given to a syllable, word, or note.{from the Latin accentus "tone, signal, or intensity"}.

A person from Birmingham will have a different accent from a person from London.

Dialect can have words that are unique to itself and variant grammatical structures; Accents are variations in the way English is spoken.


Task 1:
Open this document in a separate window.
Listen to the following clip about English dialects: The UK and try to answer + discuss the questions on your work sheet. (work together with a friend). Write and save your answers, we will go through them in class.

Task 2:
Now listen to the following 7 clips and try to decide which dialects do they speak?

1. Dame Judi Dench, Actress

 

 

 

2. Ray Winstone, Actor

 

 

 

3. Geezer Butler, member of Black Sabbath

 

 

 

4. Noel Gallagher, member of the group Oasis

 



5. Trailer to the film Walking Ned

 

 

6. John Hannah, actor in the film Four weddings and a funeral

7. Formula one driver, Eddie Irvine (the first interview)

 


So, which dialects do they speak?

 

 

You might find this site interesting: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/so...gional-voices/


EXTRA:
Listen to this clip and get a taste of several different English accents:

Wednesday:

2 groups

Group 1:
Speaking: Statements

Group 2:
Quiz
Strange conversation starters