From were is this accent? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H6O4fbRgaQ Is this Received Pronunciation?Here is the official answer: "I was brought up in Milton Keynes and London while I was younge

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From were is this accent? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H6O4fbRgaQ Is this Received Pronunciation?Here is the official answer: "I was brought up in Milton Keynes and London while I was younger so I think my accent is mostly southern. However I have also lived up north too (in Newcastle for 2/3 years and near Sheffield for about 8 years) so it's possible that this has affected my accent too."

Jan 29, 2015 9:22 PM

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It's not RP, no. I'd say it's definitely not estuary English/mockney. Incidentally, I'd also disagree with Peachey that that's the typical accent of London and the SE. I listened to a selection of the videos. There's definite classic saaf (South) London pronunciation in parts. Pronunciation of the word 'manner' on the Pride and Prejudice video, for example. However, she's also frequently "well-spoken", yet not quite to the extent of an RP accent. In addition there is...something else there, another region. I honestly can't place it. The shires maybe? It's intriguing. As a voice actor she is excellent. The varying accent gives her voice a captivating charm.

January 29, 2015

This isn't an RP accent, but, Keter, from your point of view it isn't TOO far away from it. Most of the sounds are in fact similar to - or not too different from - Received Pronunciation. If, as you say, you aren't used to British pronunciation at all, then this, I think, is close enough for your purposes. Did you listen to the clip of the TV broadcaster Jeremy Paxman that I gave you the link for a few days ago? Now HE is a very nice example of RP. As for the girl in this recording .... I'm going for a long shot here, but I detect a touch of Welsh. Listen to the way she says two syllable words containing 't's, like 'chapter' and 'victim' and 'reaction' The dropped 'g' at the end of 'ing' words is also typical of Welsh pronunciation. Any thoughts?

January 30, 2015

It's not RP. This is a "common person" accent (can I say that?). At a guess, I'd say it's Estuary English - the typical London/South East accent - but I'm sure a local Brit will give a more accurate identification. The glottal stops are a giveaway.

January 29, 2015

It's not easy but I'd say South or West London and that she is quite young, no more than mid-20s. The accent of young people in many parts of London has changed over the last 20 years because of influences from ethnic minorities and hip hop culture, though an American would probably struggle to detect the latter. She often drops her -ng sounds too.

January 29, 2015