A Tour of The Accents of England

Polyglot and language coach Dave Huxtable takes a tour of the English accents of England, taking a look at the most interesting and iconic accents across the country and the phonetic features that make then stand out. If you like this look at contemporary accents, you’ll love @Simon Roper ’s look at London Accents through history, which is one of my favourite YouTube videos ever! 00:00 Intro 00:43 North South divide 01:53 RP - Received Pronunciation 03:07 London - Cockney 05:45 Multicultural London English - MLE 06:45 West Country 08:11 East Anglia 10:33 West Midlands - Birmingham 12:51 Liverpool - Scouse 15:01 Lancashire 16:38 Manchester 17:45 Yorkshire 19:48 Newcastle - Geordie 21:06 Northern RP 21:41 Outro