- whoohoo.co.uk
Translates English phrases into Ali G, Geordie, Brummie, Yorkshire, Irish, Scottish, Scouse, Cockney Rhyming Slang, and posh dialects. Includes free SMS translator.
www.whoohoo.co.uk
- BBC: Voices
Hear recordings of accents and pronunciation from across the British Isles. The BBC's Voices project includes audio files, word maps of the U.K., lesson plans, and articles about the evolution of language in Britain.
www.bbc.co.uk/voices
- Collect Britain: English Accents and Dialects
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British Library sound archive examining the peculiarities and differences of regional English accents throughout the 20th century.
www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/dialects
- Yorkshire Dialect Society
Scholarly organization for the study of the Yorkshire dialect.
www.clanvis.com/loc/dialect/home.htm
- Lancashire Dialect Society
Includes dialect samples and dictionary.
www.ldsociety.fsnet.co.uk
- BBC Online: Routes of English
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Radio 4 series discovering the state of local dialects at the beginning of the new millennium.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish
- United Kingdom English for the American Novice
Glossary of terms and abbreviations.
www.hps.com/~tpg/ukdict
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