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Monday, 30 July 2007
Scots Accents
Discovery

Completely by accident, I found a site which records dialects from all around Scotland. The ones with video or audio recordings available have a neat synchronization feature, wherein the line currently being spoken is highlighted on the transcript. Which is sometimes necessary, as some of the speakers go blindingly fast, such as in this one.

For anyone interested in accents, it's a great resource.


Posted by godfrey (link)
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Huh! How did you know I needed to learn a Scots accent for my current show?
Posted by Zach on 30 Jul 2007 07:59
Hooray for serendipity! Which show?

And which area of Scotland?

Posted by Godfrey on 30 Jul 2007 18:48
Macbeth, aka "The Scottish Play," or at least a half-hour spoof thereof. I'm playing The Man Himself.
Posted by Zach on 30 Jul 2007 20:02
Oh, and Edinburgh.
Posted by Zach on 30 Jul 2007 20:02
That reminds of one of my all-time favorite skits, The Irish Language Lab from Mike Nesmith.
Posted by The Lunchbox on 30 Jul 2007 20:35
Damn it, why can't I find the Scottish Language Lesson video anywhere?

Posted by Godfrey on 30 Jul 2007 22:37
"Hoot, mon, where's me kilt?"
Posted by Ginevra on 31 Jul 2007 20:04