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RACHEL  DARDEN

Well, hello. Welcome to my super secret PILOT Page. If you found your way here by accident (good on you!), this won't make much sense other than to say I have been working on accents/dialects to complete my Master's Degree (yay, me!). If you are on my committee, hello and welcome! This is a non-exhaustive aggregate of source material and dialect informants. Please don't judge the layout. Designing websites is tricky business (am I right, Jed?).

NORTHERN IRISH

heed hoodGeraldine
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Heed HoodRachel
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Heed/hood series. This allowed me to map the vowel sounds. The maps are found in the dossier, though the arrows of movement in diphthongs got wonky in email/platform exchange. Regardless, you can see how centralized my own vowels are (fairly common in American speech) and how much more space Geraldine uses. Even though the arrow is in the wrong place, you can see how much movement Geraldine has in her "hood" diphthong. 

FerrymanGeraldine
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Geraldine, a native Northern Irish speaker.

Mammybanter utilizes lip rounding that I often observe in Norther Irish. This Posture really helps me find this dialect.

Northern Irish

Northern Irish

Northern Irish
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The FUNNIEST Derry Girls Moments EVER! | Derry Girls

The FUNNIEST Derry Girls Moments EVER! | Derry Girls

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Real Talk with Locals in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Real Talk with Locals in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Northern Irish Accent Intonation

Northern Irish Accent Intonation

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YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire

Yorkshire

Yorkshire
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Happy Valley Clip

Happy Valley Clip

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O'Brien's Plot Against Lady Grantham | Downton Abbey

O'Brien's Plot Against Lady Grantham | Downton Abbey

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Sean Bean Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

Sean Bean Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

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RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION

Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation
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Rosamund Pike Talks Elegance and Empowerment in the Lady 95.22 Campaign

Rosamund Pike Talks Elegance and Empowerment in the Lady 95.22 Campaign

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Duchess of Cambridge Q&A on Early Years

Duchess of Cambridge Q&A on Early Years

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mary crawley being my favourite character for 6 minutes

mary crawley being my favourite character for 6 minutes

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SCOTTISH

Prosody

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This is a bit of speech from Billy Connolly. I call it the waterfall effect. As I continue my Scottish Journey, I want to try and incorporate this feature more.

Ashcambo is an example of the "punching up" that can be heard in Scottish prosody. She emphasizes words throughout her speech by lifting them with pitch and volume and stretch. The result is a "bumpy ride" in a fun way.

Natidreddd is always a delight.

Scottish

Scottish

Scottish
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Billy Connolly - The Scottish marching to war - Billy and Albert 1987

Billy Connolly - The Scottish marching to war - Billy and Albert 1987

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Trainspotting (1996) Official Trailer - Ewan McGregor Movie HD

Trainspotting (1996) Official Trailer - Ewan McGregor Movie HD

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Scottish overload with Kelly MacDonald and Craig Ferguson

Scottish overload with Kelly MacDonald and Craig Ferguson

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