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Elza, You might be interested in some of the materials from the Chaucer Studio. http://humanities.byu.edu/chaucer/ (nope, I'm not affiliated with the studio--even thought it's just down the hall from me) Jesse At 03:12 PM 10/20/2001 -0400, you wrote: >REED Listserve: > >A question recently came up in one of my classes about the availability of >audio materials to study regional pronunciations of the English language, in >Great Britain. > >Do any of you know of materials used for the study of the spoken language >besides the usual distinctions of London, Cockney, and Scots, which our >theatre >director has on tape? Specifically, I am looking for examples of modern >English, to represent counties in these regions: > >Southwest >Kent >Midlands, east and west >Welsh border >Northern > >If possible, I would also like to know if anyone has made, in audio form, >reconstructions of what Middle English pronunciations might have sounded >like from these regions. Such materials could be used to train actors, so >they might be out there; I am just not aware of them. > >Thanks for any guidance!