ian accents, with short i in kit sometimes verging toward IPA kit ("keet") and extremely open "loose" ; dipthongs.
В· A variety of unusual vocabulary: some East Midlands dialects still feature a variant of the word "thou!"
Northern England English
These are the accents and dialect spoken north of the midlands, in cities like Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool. Related accents also found in rural Yorkshire, although there are some unique dialect features there that I won t get into now.
Features:
В· The foot-stut merger: (see the Midlands description above).
В· Non-rhoticity, except in some rural areas.
В· The dipthong in words like kite and ride is lengthened so that kite can become something like IPA ka:? t (ie it sounds a bit like "kaaaait" )
В· Unique vocab includes use of the word mam to mean mother, similar to Irish English.
Geordie
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.
Features
В· The foot-stut merger (see the Midlands description above).
В· Non-rhoticity (in the cities at least)
В· The/ai/dipthong in kite is raised to IPA??, so it sounds a bit more like American or Standard British "kate."
В· The/au/dipthong in "about" is pronounced IPA u: (that is, "oo") in strong dialects. Hence bout can sound like "boot."
Welsh English
This refers to the accents and dialects spoken in the country of Wales. The speech of this region is heavily influenced by the Welsh language, which remained more widely spoken in modern times than the other Celtic languages. p align="justify"> Features:
В· Usually non-rhotic.
В· English is generally modelled after Received Pronunciation or related accents, but with many holdovers from the Welsh language.
В· Syllables tend to b...
