Scottish/Irish Accents

**davedove** · 28th October 05, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by bubba

The loss of regional accents is mostly due to mass media and television. Most programs try to be as accent neutral as possible.

That and people just get around more and are exposed to different patterns of speech all the time. Accents develop mainly when groups of people are fairly isolated from others such that their speech patterns reinforce one another.

**Graham** · 8th November 05, 07:29 AM

I promised to update you on Scotspeak.
The package arrived today. there is a book and a CD.

Initial response: a waste of money.
The book is complex, it goes into consonants, vowels, diphthongs and all kinds of stuff that is well over my uneducated head.

The CD is nothing more than recorded conversations from scottish speaking folk, very interesting, but I fail to see it as a tool to learn Scotspeak.

I'll chalk it up to experience.

**KiltedCanuk** · 8th November 05, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Graham

I promised to update you on Scotspeak.
The package arrived today. there is a book and a CD.

Initial response: a waste of money.
The book is complex, it goes into consonants, vowels, diphthongs and all kinds of stuff that is well over my uneducated head.

The CD is nothing more than recorded conversations from scottish speaking folk, very interesting, but I fail to see it as a tool to learn Scotspeak.

I'll chalk it up to experience.

Saddly, I must point oot that consonants, vowels, diphthongs, and I could list off 24 more words like that just on the fly..... Are the basis of any language. Its what gives a language its ability tae comunicate inteligently, and by inteligently I mean cohesivly. (I realise me spelling is horrid, but I dropped oot shortly after learning tae spell me name, and I still get that wrong some days.)

Only reason ye dunno the rules o' english in regards tae consonants an' vowels as yer learning with that book/CD set is because ye already have it memorized. Ye dun need tae know how an ignition on a car works tae turn the key. ;)

I know ye already know this, but sometimes ye canna see the sliding glass door fer the bump on yer head.

**Graham** · 9th November 05, 06:13 AM

I know ye already know this, but sometimes ye canna see the sliding glass door fer the bump on yer head.

Well, that explains the reason for the headache! I just wish I'd spent longer at school, then I'd be more clever!

I wish I wos clever like yew!;-)

**highlander_Daz** · 9th November 05, 10:45 AM

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**Sherry** · 9th November 05, 04:05 PM

I'm sorry the program doesn't seem to be working out for you, Graham. Maybe that's why it isn't available from more venders.

I know, in the past, I've seen tape-based programs for actors, & they come in lots of different accents. Unfortunately, they seem to come & go, but I know they have to be out there somewhere as long as actors will be needing them.

Sherry

**Archangel** · 9th November 05, 07:34 PM

I just watched "Dear Frankie", what a sweet movie. There are some nice Glasgow accents to try and copy, fairly easy to understand.

**Mike n NC** · 9th November 05, 08:35 PM

Graham I'm awfully sorry that it didn't work out for you. On the other hand I'm glad I waited on your report before ordering.

Sherry I know the programs you are talking about, in fact I just heard an ad for them not long ago but I'll be switched if I can find them on the net. If I have any luck I'll let everyone know.

Mike