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