prep. wales

Submitted to : Mam Asieh khan Course title: stylistics

Qanita Zahid

Features of English accents:

. American accent. . British accent

Topic:

British accent of English:

Selected State : Wales

Wales is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain.

Its one of the four parts in UK and on the left side of the map.

selected cities by group : 1.cardiff2.Swansea3.Monmouthshire4.newport5.brecon

Where is Wales?

Language: people of wale speak a completely different

language that is WELSH. This language is almost dying out and in

reality, everyone in Wales now speak English.

Music: land of songs. BBC national orchestra in WALES performs

nationally and internationally

Features of Wales:

Religion: The largest religion is Christianity. cuisine: Traditionally seen as agrarian country. Sports:Rugby and football are more prominent

Flag of Wales:

There is no standard variety of English there. David crystal claims that the continuing

dominance of English in Wales is little different from its spread elsewhere in the world.

The English is highly influenced by Welsh grammar.

Distinctive vocabulary and grammar like ; in southern Wales ‘where’ is expanded to ‘where to ‘

e.g.;Where is your mom?In Wales: where to is your mom

English language in Wales:

The vowel of cat /æ/ is pronounced as [æ< ] bag is pronounced with a long vowel [a:] The vowel of end /ɛ/ is a more open vowel

and thus closer to [ɜ]. The vowel of "bus" /ʌ/ is pronounced as [ɜ]. . programme is often

pronounced /’pro:ɡ.rəm/

Vowel:

A strong tendency of using alveolar tap.

money is pronounced [‘mɜ.n:i:]

In northern varieties influenced by Welsh, pens and pence merge into /pɛns/ and chin and gin into /dʒɪn/

Consonants:

Misbah Iftikhar

NEWPORT

NEWPORT:

The Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales, Standing on the banks of the River USK, it is located about 12 miles east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic city. The City of Newport, which includes rural areas as well as the built up area, is governed by the unitary Newport City Council, and has a population of 140,200, making it the seventh most populous unitary authority in Wales.

Introduction:

The noun NEWPORT has 2 senses: 1. a port city in southeastern Wales

2. a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center. NEWPORT used as a noun is rare

Meanings:

The Newport accent is particularly tricky. The accent of Newport is distinctive, quite different from that of nearby Cardiff and has some of the influence of rural Monmouth shire. An influx of Mainlanders 100 years ago, when the Lysaghts steelworks was opened, has also had some effect. Many aspects of the accent are clearly discernible in songs by Newport-based satirical rap group Goldie Looking Chain.Welsh is the language which is spoken in newport.

Dialect of Newport's language

In the conclusion I found that the language which is used in Newport is different from the languages spoken in around areas..Its very difficult for a non native speaker of any other language to understands the words written in welsh language.2nd language of Newport is English language. there are many people who can speak English.In schools is now taught as a 2nd language as a compulsory subject.

Conclusion:

RABIA WAHEED SWANSEA

Swansea is a coastal country Wales. Situated on the sandy South West

Wales coast. Swansea had a population of 169,880 in

2011. Swansea was one of the key centre's of the

world copper industry, earning the nickname 'Copperopolis'.

Introduction:

Swansea has a temperate climate.

As part of a coastal region, it experiences a milder climate than the mountains and valleys inland.

This same location, though, leaves Swansea exposed to rain-bearing winds from the Atlantic.

Climate

Festivals.

Welsh language.

Food.

Performing arts

Culture

A number of beaches around Swansea Bay are promoted to visitors.

Swansea has a range of activities including sailing, water skiing, surfing, and other watersports, walking and cycling.

About Swansea

Swansea accent (especially from east-side) is hard to understand for non natives.

bye-ya = here (example: "Put it bye-ya" means "Put it here.")

ewe = you (example: "Alright, arr ewe?" means "Are you OK?")

Accent

learns = teach, (example: "Will you learns me English?" means "Will you teach me English?")

likes = like, (example: "I likes it" means "I like it")

now = often used as an affirmative, not be taken literally (example: "I'll come over now later" just means "I'll come over later.")

Hira Iftikhar

CARDIFF

Take a look on Cardiff, a city of Wales

Castle by Rob the moment

Millennium Stadium

The stone keep of Cardiff Castle

Reflection of Millennium Stadium in River Taff

Cardiff Bay & The Pierhead Building

Castell Coch

Welsh Assembly Building

What is dialect & accent?

Map:

The Cardiff accent and dialect, also known as Cardiff English.

It is distinctive from other welsh accents. Its pitch is described as somewhat lower than

that of Received Pronunciation. Its intonation is closer to dialects of England

rather than Wales.  

Cardiff accent and dialect:

The formation of the modern Cardiff accent is influenced by Irish and  Liverpool accent.

Influence:

Research has shown that there is a great sociolinguistic variation on the Cardiff accent, that is to say a difference in the way people speak from different social backgrounds in Cardiff.

Social variation

Accent is different from "proper Welsh accent".

Cardiff English shares many of the same phonetic traits as the English.

Accent

The pitch of the Cardiff accent is generally closer to English accents rather than Welsh.

average pitch is lower than other South Wales accents

Pitch

The accent is sufficiently distinct from Standard English.

Names of the places in Cardiff:Crwys Llanedeyrn 

Pronunciation

Vowels : The substitution of /ɪə/ by [ø:] /ɑ:/ is widely realized as [æ:]

Consonants: -ing [ɪŋ] realized as -in [ɪn] at the end of a word /h/ may be dropped from words

Grammatical difference: E.g : I lives in Cardiff. Where's that to? Double negatives are a feature of Cardiff English

Differences from Standard English

The regional accents of English speakers show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language.

Local accents are part of local dialects. In a survey, carried out by the BBC, Welsh accents are among the

least popular accents in the UK.

Conclusion:

Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 335

Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 335

Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 335

^Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, p. 334

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