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Submitted to : Mam Asieh khan Course title: stylistics
Qanita Zahid
Features of English accents:
. American accent. . British accent
Topic:
British accent of English:
Selected State : Wales
Wales is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain.
Its one of the four parts in UK and on the left side of the map.
selected cities by group : 1.cardiff2.Swansea3.Monmouthshire4.newport5.brecon
Where is Wales?
Language: people of wale speak a completely different
language that is WELSH. This language is almost dying out and in
reality, everyone in Wales now speak English.
Music: land of songs. BBC national orchestra in WALES performs
nationally and internationally
Features of Wales:
Religion: The largest religion is Christianity. cuisine: Traditionally seen as agrarian country. Sports:Rugby and football are more prominent
Flag of Wales:
There is no standard variety of English there. David crystal claims that the continuing
dominance of English in Wales is little different from its spread elsewhere in the world.
The English is highly influenced by Welsh grammar.
Distinctive vocabulary and grammar like ; in southern Wales ‘where’ is expanded to ‘where to ‘
e.g.;Where is your mom?In Wales: where to is your mom
English language in Wales:
The vowel of cat /æ/ is pronounced as [æ< ] bag is pronounced with a long vowel [a:] The vowel of end /ɛ/ is a more open vowel
and thus closer to [ɜ]. The vowel of "bus" /ʌ/ is pronounced as [ɜ]. . programme is often
pronounced /’pro:ɡ.rəm/
Vowel:
A strong tendency of using alveolar tap.
money is pronounced [‘mɜ.n:i:]
In northern varieties influenced by Welsh, pens and pence merge into /pɛns/ and chin and gin into /dʒɪn/
Consonants:
Misbah Iftikhar
NEWPORT
NEWPORT:
The Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales, Standing on the banks of the River USK, it is located about 12 miles east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic city. The City of Newport, which includes rural areas as well as the built up area, is governed by the unitary Newport City Council, and has a population of 140,200, making it the seventh most populous unitary authority in Wales.
Introduction:
The noun NEWPORT has 2 senses: 1. a port city in southeastern Wales
2. a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center. NEWPORT used as a noun is rare
Meanings:
The Newport accent is particularly tricky. The accent of Newport is distinctive, quite different from that of nearby Cardiff and has some of the influence of rural Monmouth shire. An influx of Mainlanders 100 years ago, when the Lysaghts steelworks was opened, has also had some effect. Many aspects of the accent are clearly discernible in songs by Newport-based satirical rap group Goldie Looking Chain.Welsh is the language which is spoken in newport.
Dialect of Newport's language
In the conclusion I found that the language which is used in Newport is different from the languages spoken in around areas..Its very difficult for a non native speaker of any other language to understands the words written in welsh language.2nd language of Newport is English language. there are many people who can speak English.In schools is now taught as a 2nd language as a compulsory subject.
Conclusion:
RABIA WAHEED SWANSEA
Swansea is a coastal country Wales. Situated on the sandy South West
Wales coast. Swansea had a population of 169,880 in
2011. Swansea was one of the key centre's of the
world copper industry, earning the nickname 'Copperopolis'.
Introduction:
Swansea has a temperate climate.
As part of a coastal region, it experiences a milder climate than the mountains and valleys inland.
This same location, though, leaves Swansea exposed to rain-bearing winds from the Atlantic.
Climate
Festivals.
Welsh language.
Food.
Performing arts
Culture
A number of beaches around Swansea Bay are promoted to visitors.
Swansea has a range of activities including sailing, water skiing, surfing, and other watersports, walking and cycling.
About Swansea
Swansea accent (especially from east-side) is hard to understand for non natives.
bye-ya = here (example: "Put it bye-ya" means "Put it here.")
ewe = you (example: "Alright, arr ewe?" means "Are you OK?")
Accent
learns = teach, (example: "Will you learns me English?" means "Will you teach me English?")
likes = like, (example: "I likes it" means "I like it")
now = often used as an affirmative, not be taken literally (example: "I'll come over now later" just means "I'll come over later.")
Hira Iftikhar
CARDIFF
Take a look on Cardiff, a city of Wales
Castle by Rob the moment
Millennium Stadium
The stone keep of Cardiff Castle
Reflection of Millennium Stadium in River Taff
Cardiff Bay & The Pierhead Building
Castell Coch
Welsh Assembly Building
What is dialect & accent?
Map:
The Cardiff accent and dialect, also known as Cardiff English.
It is distinctive from other welsh accents. Its pitch is described as somewhat lower than
that of Received Pronunciation. Its intonation is closer to dialects of England
rather than Wales.
Cardiff accent and dialect:
The formation of the modern Cardiff accent is influenced by Irish and Liverpool accent.
Influence:
Research has shown that there is a great sociolinguistic variation on the Cardiff accent, that is to say a difference in the way people speak from different social backgrounds in Cardiff.
Social variation
Accent is different from "proper Welsh accent".
Cardiff English shares many of the same phonetic traits as the English.
Accent
The pitch of the Cardiff accent is generally closer to English accents rather than Welsh.
average pitch is lower than other South Wales accents
Pitch
The accent is sufficiently distinct from Standard English.
Names of the places in Cardiff:Crwys Llanedeyrn
Pronunciation
Vowels : The substitution of /ɪə/ by [ø:] /ɑ:/ is widely realized as [æ:]
Consonants: -ing [ɪŋ] realized as -in [ɪn] at the end of a word /h/ may be dropped from words
Grammatical difference: E.g : I lives in Cardiff. Where's that to? Double negatives are a feature of Cardiff English
Differences from Standard English
The regional accents of English speakers show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language.
Local accents are part of local dialects. In a survey, carried out by the BBC, Welsh accents are among the
least popular accents in the UK.
Conclusion:
Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 335
Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 335
Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 335
^Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, p. 334
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