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ENGLAND 4 (F, 69, West London)

Timestamps:
00:00 - Arthur the Rat
02:03 - KIT List and Major Players
05:54 - Extemporaneous Speech


Interview year: 2022

Collected by: Colleen C.


Demographic information:

Gender: female

Race and ethnicity: White, Irish

Age (at recording): 69

Birth year: 1952

Birthplace: London, England

Grew up in: London, England (always West London)

Place(s) lived: West London, England

Language(s) spoken: English

Education: university

Occupation: teacher

Occupation of caregiver(s): Father - aircraft engineer, guard at railway stations; Mom - part-time jobs


Influences on accent: London born, but not a typical London accent because she went to elocution lessons. Her vowels changed (rounder) due to singing a lot, and elocution lessons. Told she sounds posh.


Tags: West London, England; Standard English, RP; posh; Irish; Kerry, Ireland; accents; dialects

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