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UK accents

UK accents. SWOOSH. Cidália Sousa Cláudia Regina Abreu Vanessa Reis Esteves. Accent. What’s this ? The way someone pronounces the words of a language , showing which country or which part of a country they come from . Source : Dictionary of Contemporary English , Longman.

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UK accents

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  1. UK accents SWOOSH Cidália Sousa Cláudia Regina Abreu Vanessa Reis Esteves

  2. Accent What’sthis? Thewaysomeonepronouncesthewordsof a language, showingwhichcountryorwhichpartof a countrythey come from. Source: DictionaryofContemporaryEnglish, Longman

  3. Regional DialectsandAccents • Dialect: A variety of language spoken in a particular geographical region, by a particular social class, or by a particular generation; it includes vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. • Accent: features of pronunciation that identify the region or social class a person is from.

  4. GLASGOW Glaswegian “Aye naebother.” “It’s not a problem.” Glasgow is famous for ship building.

  5. NEWCASTLE Geordie “Ye knaa what ah mean leik” “Do you know what I mean? Newcastle is famous for the bridges over the river Tyne. Geordie is also a regional nickname for a person from the larger Tynesideregion of North East England.

  6. NEWCASTLE Geordie • Howay= Come on • Doon = Down • Toon = Town • “Am gannindoon the toon” • “I’m going down town” • Canny = Nice • Lass = Girl • “She’s a canny lass” • “She’s a nice girl ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

  7. MANCHESTER Mancunian “I’m gaggin’ for a brew.” “I really need a cup of tea.” Manchester is famous for its football.

  8. LIVERPOOL Liverpudlian “We ‘ad a do lassnight.” “We had a party last night.” Liverpool is famous for being the hometown of the Beatles. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians

  9. RHONDDA Welsh “Y’not from round hyer?” “You are not from around here, are you?” Rhondda is famous for its coal mining.

  10. LONDON Cockney (Rhyming slang) Butchers Hook = Look “Have a butchers at that” Pork Pies = Lies “Are you telling porkies ?” Dog & Bone = Phone “He’s always on the dog” London is famous for its red buses and the Big Ben.

  11. Scotland • Haveyoueverbeen to Scotland? • Whatelse do youknowaboutScotland? • What’sthe capital ofScotland? • Open yourbookonpage154andlet’sfind more aboutGlasgow together.

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