print email comment close Sounds Familiar? Accents and Dialects of the UK URL: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/ Description: This interactive feature explores 20th century accents and dialects in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, with "76 sound recordings and over 600 short audio clips chosen from three collections of the British Library Sound Archive." Click on the map to hear audio clips and read essays. Also includes a glossary and sections on received pronunciation ("the instantly recognisable accent often described as 'typically British'") and minority ethnic English. From the British Library. Publisher: British Library Extra Keywords recognizable united kingdom LII Database Information: Record 23595 created by Jennifer English on 03/28/2007 Last modification on 02/03/2009 Published: 02/12/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23595