English Dialects

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This website is a great resource for teachers and students alike to understand phonemic differences within different dialects of English.  The clickable accent chart allows you to hear a multitude of words pronounced by English speakers in various regions of Canada, the U.S., England, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland, as well as by speakers of world Englishes from countries such as India, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Trinidad and more.  The clickable accent map will open links to ultrasound  video recordings of speech samples from various regions around the world.

 

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This free podcast on Linguistic Discrimination is available through the Radio Public app (a free download through Google Play or the App Store). You can also listen to it directly through your browser at https://vocalfriespod.com/. Transcripts for most episodes are also available.

The creators provide a list of topics that are ideal for the classroom including the following:

1) Why foreign accents are judged harshly

2) Accent and Identity

3) Bilingual Brains

4) Black English

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5) "Rez" English.