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An exploration of how UK accents differ and how to understand speakers from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Get my FREE English Pronunciation Starter Kit 👉 https://improveyouraccent.co.uk/newsletter/ Watch my other UK accent tour videos: Accent Tour 2 (how vowels vary): https://youtu.be/1BAMxkk5J1w Accent Tour 3 (Liverpool, Scotland & more): https://youtu.be/igEz1QXJ7RY 00:00​ - Intro 01:04 - Rhoticity 05:44 - H-Dropping 09:44 - Glottal Stops 12:27 - TH Sounds 14:27 - NG Sound 16:12 - Conclusion *Disclaimers* 1. Some topics have been simplified for a general audience. For example, I talk about rhotic and non-rhotic speech, but in reality some speakers will have variable rhoticity, or different patterning. 2. People living in a particular place will not always sound the same. Not everyone from a certain area will have the same accent feature (or the feature to the same degree) as those in the video. Accents vary according to factors such as socioeconomic background, age and ethnicity (among others). 3. I have not shown all the accents in the UK. 4. There are other consonant differences between accents in the UK that I haven't talked about in the video. 5. Of course, I take full responsibility for any errors! If you spot anything that should be corrected, please email me and I shall add it here. *Thanks* Many thanks to friends, family and UCL SCEP teachers who gave valuable feedback on the video before its release. *Links* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ImproveYourAccent Twitter: https://twitter.com/improveaccent Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImproveYourAccent Free pronunciation learning resources: https://www.ImproveYourAccent.co.uk/Learn *Songs in the video* 1. Rhoticity: "I am a Cider Drinker" by The Wurzels 2. H-Dropping: "Parklife" by Blur 3. Glottal Stops: "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal 4. TH Sounds: "Faith" by George Michael 5. NG Sound: "This is the Life" by Amy MacDonald 6. Ending: "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols *Maps* University of Cambridge rhoticity map: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-app-maps-decline-in-regional-diversity-of-english-dialects NG map adapted from p.26 here: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/87763651/FULL_TEXT.PDF *Speakers in the video* The listed origin of each speaker is the place (or the nearest biggest place/county) they were born in or grew up in. -Intro- James McAvoy (Glasgow) Adele (London) Jamie Dornan (County Down) -Rhoticity- Billy Connolly (Glasgow) Katie Leung (Motherwell) Jamie Dornan (County Down) Arlene Foster (County Fermanagh) Stephen Merchant (Bristol) Jayde Adams (Bristol) Anthony McPartlin (Newcastle Upon Tyne) Meera Syal (Staffordshire) Chiwetel Ejiofor (London) Rob Brydon (Port Talbot) Alexandra Roach (Carmarthenshire) -RP- Prince Charles (London) -H-Dropping- Naomie Harris (London) Eddie Redmayne (London) Nicola Sturgeon (North Ayrshire) Ewan McGregor (Perth) Christine Lampard (County Down) Colin Morgan (Armagh) Si King (Tyne and Wear) Jason Manford (Greater Manchester) Michael Griffiths (Liverpool) Josh Navidi (Bridgend) Hayley Pearce (Bridgend) Josie Gibson (Bristol) Ian Holloway (Bristol) Danny Dyer (London) Daniel Kaluuya (London) Harry Redknapp (London) Riz Ahmed (London) -Glottal Stops- Andy Murray (Dunblane) Ranvir Singh (Preston) Colin Jackson (Cardiff) Diane Abbott (London) Prince Harry (London) Prince William (London) Ed Sheeran (Suffolk) Adele (London) Ruth Jones (Bridgend) Jess Phillips (Birmingham) Louis Tomlinson (Doncaster) James McAvoy (Glasgow) KT Tunstall (St Andrews) -TH Sounds- Phoebe Waller-Bridge (London) Lenny Henry (West Midlands) Lewis Capaldi (Glasgow) Nathan Henry (County Durham) Sam Warburton (Cardiff) Josie Gibson (Bristol) Plan B (London) Dizzee Rascal (London) Stormzy (London) -NG Sound- Esther Freud (London) Hannah Fry (Essex) Corinne Bailey Rae (Leeds) Rebecca Ferguson (Liverpool) Jodie Comer (Liverpool) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Mel C (Merseyside) Gary Neville (Greater Manchester) Robbie Williams (Staffordshire)