Friday, 6 November 2015

accents

scouse the accent of the city of Liverpool is instantly recognisable and there are several features we immediately associate with speakers from Merseyside. One of the most unique Scouse features is the way the accent renders the letter ‘t.’ At the beginning of a word or a stressed syllable, 't' is affricated, becoming something of a 'ts' sound: tree becomes ‘tsree,’ town becomes ‘tsown,’ and Tom becomes ‘tsom.’ This type of pronunciation is extremely common in the north of England as a whole. It is only possible when a small set of common verbs (e.g. get, got, let, put, shut) or non-lexical words (e.g. but, lot, not, that, what) precedes a word beginning with a vowel — combinations such as what if, get off, and lot of. Scouse vocabulary is also very different for example:

lolly ice - ice lolly
div/divvy - now popular in South London, this word for 'idiot' is obsolescent in its once native Liverpool; tool is also rarely heard these days.
the busies - the police
kecks - trousers
pants - trousers (also general northern English, Irish and American)
the Pool - Liverpool (used largely by expatriate Scousers)
arl fellah - old man (i.e. father)
arl girl - old lady (i.e. mother)
me fellah - my boyfriend
bifta - cigarette

Manchester also have a very unique accent. The dipthong in words like kite and ride is lengthened so that kite can become something like IPA ka:ɪt (it sounds a bit like “kaaaait")
They also use very different vocabulary such as 'mam' which means mum.                                                                                       

Geordie usually refers to both the people and dialect of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in Northeast England. The word may also refer to accents and dialects in Northeast England in general. I would classify this as a separate region from the rest of Northern England because it’s so radically different from the language spoken in nearby cities.
  • The /ai/ dipthong in kite is raised to IPA ɛɪ, so it sounds a bit more like American or Standard British “kate.”
  • The /au/ dipthong in “about” is pronounced IPA u: (that is, “oo”) in strong dialects. Hence bout can sound like “boot.”
  • Geordie vocabulary is also very different for example:

    • Propa - very, really or significantly
    • Owa - over
    • Neet - night
    • Us - me
    • doon - down

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