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Voices is the biggest dialect survey this country has ever known.
Leeds University
have enlisted the help of the 大象传媒 to gather as many different words as
possible and a good chunk of the material is being stored in the National
Sound Archive Museum for posterity.
| "It's
great to be the fly on the wall listening to fascinating conversations
amongst families in their own homes." |
| Nina Davey |
I've always
been interested in language and the words and phrases we use and how they
are derived.
I love is
to hear how words roll off the tongue.
Have you
noticed some words demand extra attention and need to be savoured like
'He's a pilchard! or ' Coosey on down with me'.
My favourite
accent is a fruity Cornish voice. I could spend hours listening to Timothy
Hoskin from the Marazion Apollo Choir, his voice is a lively mix of both
old fashioned and modern Cornish interspersed with Cornish words like
Drone and Buzza.
Click here
to see more from Marazion Apollo Choir
I'm really
grateful to all the people who have helped me so far and given up their
evenings to allow me to record them.
It's great
to be the fly on the wall listening to fascinating conversations amongst
families in their own homes.
Voices is
a rare insight into how we speak naturally. Have you noticed we change
our voices to adapt to our surroundings like when we're on the telephone
or meeting someone for the first time, or even being on the radio!
I feel very
priviledged to be part of this massive concern and would love to hear
from you. What words do you use that other people comment on?
Do you feel
you speak a different language from other people?
Do people
have trouble understanding you?
Perhaps you
can tell me about someone in your village who has an interesting voice
or uses lovely phrases?
Please let
me know, I'd love to hear from you and then together we can make history.
Click
here to email
Voices Audio Gatherer Nina Davey
Click
here for more about Voices 2005 in Cornwall
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