• Writers' Details

• Project Overview

• Methodology

HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH (CANADA)

HISTORY OF SOUTHERN BRITAIN ENGLISH (BRITISH)

VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS + IPA TRANSCRIPTION

• North American English (Canada)

  - IPA Transcription

• Southern Britain English (British)

  - IPA Transcription

ANALYSIS

• Phonemic Variations

• Prosodic Features

• Lexical Variation

REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUSION

• Individual Written Reflection ☆ Annazierra

• Individual Written Reflection ☆ Kareena

• Conclusion

REFERENCES

Age : 21

Ethnicity : North Sudanese

Birth Place : Amsterdam, NL

Currently staying in : Birmingham, U.K

Occupation : Student

Age : 27

Ethnicity : Canadian

Birth Place : Vancouver

Currently staying in : California

Occupation : Flight Attendant

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(1763)

• The Paris Agreement ended the Seven-Year War. The ending of the Seven-Year War creates opportunities for the majority of eastern Canada to English settlers.

(1775 - 1783)

• Many British crown loyalists were encouraged to move from America to Canada because of the American Revolution.

Mid 18th century (1830)

• Larger groups of settlers had been drove to the Great White North because of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

2. Second Sentence:

   "The chicken pie today has not gotten any better the last time I went here."

   
   

   In the second sentence, we can hear how both speakers pronounced the word 'better' differently.

   
   

   CANADIAN ENGLISH

   The Canadian speaker pronounced the word 'better' as / ˈbet̬.ɚ /. The way he pronounced the word 'better' is also similar to the way he pronounced the word 'literally' in the first sentence. The t still sounds like d as it is how most Americans pronounces words with the letter t. We can also hear that the r in the way he pronounced 'better' which means the r is sound.

   
   

   SOUTHERN BRITISH

   While the British speaker pronounced the word 'better' as / ˈbɛtə /. From this example, we can hear one of the phonemic variation that is commonly used by British people. The r is soundless when the Southern British speaker pronounced the word 'better'.

   
   

3. Third Sentence:

   "I'm thinking of doing the dishes once I reach home just so I don't get scolded by my mom."

   
   

   In the third sentence, we can distinctly hear the difference in how the word 'mom' is pronounced by both speakers.

   
   

   CANADIAN ENGLISH

   The Canadian speaker pronounced the word 'mom' as / mɑm /. The o sounds more like a in the way he pronounced the word 'mom'.

   
   

   SOUTHERN BRITISH

   While the British speaker pronounced the word 'mom' as / mɒm /. She pronounced the alphabet o clearly in the word 'mom'. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, British people do pronounce the alphabet o clearly when pronouncing the word 'mom'.

Prehistory (Before AD 43)

• The period before written records is known as prehistory. Although we know the least about it, this is by far the longest time in human history. Approximately 900,000 years ago, the earliest known people made their way to these regions. From that point until the Roman invasion in AD 43, prehistory was practiced. These areas saw massive climactic, cultural, political, technical, and geological events hundreds of thousands of years before recorded history began.

Early Medieval (C. 410 - 1066)

• Between the most significant periods in English history are the six and a half centuries that separated the end of Roman rule and the Norman Conquest. This lengthy era has historically been referred to as the "Dark Ages" because it is also one of the hardest to fully comprehend. But during these centuries, a new "English" identity and language also emerged with the rise of the English kingdom.

Victorians (1837 - 1901)

• When Queen Victoria was only eighteen, she ascended to the throne. Over 60 years would pass while she ruled Britain. Throughout this prolonged rule, the nation gained unheard-of riches and power. Because of its empire, political stability, and groundbreaking advancements in communication and transportation, Britain had a global influence. Many of the intellectual and cultural achievements of this period are still with us today.

2. Fourth Sentence :

   "It's exhausting how all of my classes this semester starts at 8am!"

   
   

   CANADIAN ENGLISH 

   The word "exhausting" is actually emphasised with a Canadian accent by the speaker with a rising transition to convey irritation or frustration.

   
   

   BRITISH ENGLISH

   The speaker who speaks with a British accent read the word "exhausting" in a way that it has a more assertive stress pattern in a British accent, suggesting resignation or matter-of-factness.

   
   

3. Fifth Sentence :

   "That little kitten is not going to survive out there alone in the winter."

   
   

   CANADIAN ENGLISH 

   If heard carefully towards the end of the line, the Canadian speaker did include a rising inflection that expresses empathy or worry for the kitten's situation in terms of its intonation.
   

   BRITISH ENGLISH

   The intonation of the British accent by the speaker in the audio is more steady, along with emphasising words like "survive" and "winter" to give a sense of assurance or certainty regarding the kitten.

2. Third Sentence :

   "I'm thinking of doing the dishes once I reach home just so I don't get scolded by my mom"

   
   

   Listening to the third sentence and also the transcript, there is a heavy emphasization on the word "mom". For lexical variations, it includes each spelling for different countries' accents are not the same as it just replaces "o" with either "u" or the other way around.

   
   

   CANADIAN ENGLISH 

   The word mom is spelled as "mom" in Canadian besides the pronunciation as listened by the Canadian speaker.

   
   

   BRITISH ENGLISH

   The speaker who speaks with a British accent on the other hand had a different pronunciation and also spelling, in which the spelling for mom is "mum" for the Brits.

3. Fourth Sentence :

   "It's exhausting how all of my classes this semester starts at 8am!"

   
   

   According to both the video and audio, the word "starts" and "start" belong and used in common respectively in Canadian English and British English. They both hold a different variation of words to be used.

   
   

   CANADIAN ENGLISH 

   The Canadian speaker pronounces the word the exact same which is "starts" as it is more common to hear quite a proper grammar in the States and also Canada itself.

   
   

   BRITISH ENGLISH

   Going the other way around, the pronunciation and the word "start" without an 's' is used more often in the British English, especially when they are talking in a British accent.