Accent: Staveley-in-Kendal, Westmorland

[johngaunt]

How much of this can you understand?

Any people from England, or more specifically the north who can understand this? It sounds very different from any standard English or Scottish I know/

Thanks


http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0043XX-0600V1.xml

[Graham]

I understand it fine, but have to concentrate. It sounds kinda Scots and English to me. My Grandad was a farmer originally from the northern Lake District, but he died when I was young.

[Albion]

I understand it fine, but have to concentrate. It sounds kinda Scots and English to me. My Grandad was a farmer originally from the northern Lake District, but he died when I was young.

I understood it fine as well, it sounds more like a Northern dialect with some hinting of an Irish influence to me.
Strange, it doesn't sound very Scottish at all to my ears. I was expecting it to sound fairly similar to Scots in the Lowlands because of the location and all.

[Osweo]

Heh, the woman talking talks like me. Seems she's the next generation, and has ended up with a more levelled out and generalised Northern. The old feller's talk is fascinating. I get it, near enough. I've heard similar in Durham, which can also sound a bit 'Irish' if you're not used to it. It's got less to do with Lancashire than with the eastern counties, I'd say. Dentdale, Weardale... But with a bit of the western side 'liveliness'. :cheers:

[Graham]

When I say English I meant more like Northumbrian accent also. First time I've heard an Englishman say good yin and bad yin.

[Albion]

In my area we're sort of a frontier (or mangle) of these first two North Midlands dialects really. They're quite easy I'd think to a non-native, not many archaic words like Northern dialects, just archaic pronunciation.
The word order is slightly different though, a southerner once said I talk like yogi bear. :D

SE Cheshire (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0900X16599X-0100V1.xml)

Notice how the guy says things:

A barrage becomes "ba-raaaaj" and you hear the characteristic "arhm..." isntead of "erm" too. My dad uses this accent for definite.

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Staffordshire Moors dialect (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0055XX-0700V1.xml)

A lot of old farmers talk like this. I suppose my accent is some mutant offspring of these first two and maybe this next one. It's hard to place, I don't really listen to myself speak. :rolleyes:

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Here's another one which is spoken around here:

NE Cheshire dialect (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0051XX-0100V1.xml)

And get the pronunciation of Wales - "Wayules" and there - "theyer"

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Southern Staffs Moors (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0055XX-0800V1.xml)

Again, this is usually spoken by old farmers at the cattle market.

My mothers accent is another mangle of Harrogate and North Wales which she went between each year. Just ask her to say werewolf - "weir wolf" / "wee-yer wolf" :D

[Imperivm]

I can't understanding anything he's saying apart from 'aye' and the odd word. I'm from south Dorset.

[Albion]

When I say English I meant more like Northumbrian accent also. First time I've heard an Englishman say good yin and bad yin.

I never knew Confucius ventured into these parts. ;)

[Graham]

I don't understand that Staffordshire Moors dialect, the Southern Staffs Moors one is hard also. But that's good website, nice find johngaunt.
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[Albion]

I don't understand that Staffordshire Moors dialect, the Southern Staffs Moors one is hard also. But that's good website, nice find johngaunt.
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Don't worry, I work with some guy who talks the southern staffs moor one every day, even I struggle with that one sometimes. :p


We need some yanks on here too.

[Graham]

Hunsonby, Cumberland (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0042XX-0900V1.xml)

What's with this accent?

Imagine how different accent could be in another 50 years time.

[Albion]

Hunsonby, Cumberland (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0042XX-0900V1.xml)

What's with this accent?

Imagine how different accent could be in another 50 years time.

It's easy enough to understand, a weird pronunciation though. It's not spoken fast like some of the others which helps too.

[Treffie]

Sounds like nothing I've heard before. Can understand it tho.

[johngaunt]

Hunsonby, Cumberland (http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0908X0042XX-0900V1.xml)

What's with this accent?

Imagine how different accent could be in another 50 years time.

I swear if you switch off for a second and just try to focus on the intonation, it sounds scandinavian.

I laughed when he said, a very good cuw indeed, very good cuw...
one of the few bits I understood clearly.