Week 3 - Regional Variation in English:Accents

• Regional variation = phonology - Variation in vowels and consonants
• Regionlal variation differs in 3 ways: Phonology (accent), Grammar and Lexis

Phonological Variation

• All speakers have short or long 'a'
• Northern have ...   and Southern have....
• Also 'u' can be pronounced......     (foot)
• or it can be…