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Will_Barras · 14-04-2009, 15:37

Thanks for adding that Margaret! I suppose it's not every day that you get people asking to study your local accent, but Lancashire accents have actually not been researched much recently and that's why I'm doing this project. It's sponsored by the University of Edinburgh and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and although the participants are anonymous due to research ethics etc, it's still a good way of getting Accrington "on the map" in studies of accent and dialect!

The age groups are really just to allow me to compare different groups of people to see if pronunciation is changing - I'd be happy to interview anyone who's willing to have a chat even if they are in between the age ranges above.

14-04-2009, 15:37	#4
Will_Barras Junior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Local Accrington Accent Research Thanks for adding that Margaret! I suppose it's not every day that you get people asking to study your local accent, but Lancashire accents have actually not been researched much recently and that's why I'm doing this project. It's sponsored by the University of Edinburgh and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and although the participants are anonymous due to research ethics etc, it's still a good way of getting Accrington "on the map" in studies of accent and dialect! The age groups are really just to allow me to compare different groups of people to see if pronunciation is changing - I'd be happy to interview anyone who's willing to have a chat even if they are in between the age ranges above.