West Country Accents
Jim leads you through learning a British West Country accent - the classic Mummerset - along with recordings of native speakers from the Southwest of England.
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West Country Accent Learning Materials
- The West Country accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent, along with a female voice for the practice sentences. Jim will also lead you through a monologue in this accent.
- There are also recordings of native speakers, and you'll be able to follow along with transcripts of these conversations.
- You'll have instant access to the audio and written materials, along with a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent - all accessible on your computer, tablet, and phone.
- This accent is appropriate for productions of Our Country's Good, War Horse, and The Hound of the Baskervilles, and you'll hear it from Hagrid and in the film Hot Fuzz.
- You'll also get future updates for free!
Listen to a Sample!
West Country: Learning the Accent
- History & Social Context
- Sound Placement
- Intonation
- Helpful Hints
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Diphthongs
- Practice Sentences
- Practice Monologue
- Non-Rhotic Practice
Native Speakers:
- Wiltshire-Somerset-Cornwall Male
- Bristol Female
- Devonshire Male
- Bristol Female
- Cornwall Female
- Somerset Female
- Plymouth Devon Male
- Truro Cornwall Male
- Oakhampton Devonshire Female
- Bristol Male
- Taunton Somerset Female
- Cornwall & Somerset Male
- Bournemouth Male
- Wiltshire Female
Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list of words and The Rainbow Passage.
