Lancashire, England - Woman

Recording is of a middle aged woman that was born in Lancashire, which is located somewhat centrally in England, just east of Liverpool. She is a teacher for children who are 10 years of age. Her daughter also helps and together they prepare the students for their required exams. She discusses her time going to an all girls Catholic school.

 

Dialects and accents vary amongst the four countries of the United Kingdom, as well as within the countries themselves.

The major divisions are normally classified as English English (or English as spoken in England, which encompasses Southern English dialects, West Country dialects, East and West Midlands English dialects and Northern English dialects), Ulster English in Northern Ireland, Welsh English (not to be confused with the Welsh language), and Scottish English (not to be confused with the Scots language). The various British dialects also differ in the words that they have borrowed from other languages. Around the middle of the 15th century, there were points where within the 5 major dialects there were almost 500 ways to spell the word though.