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Hi Marvin A, You wrote: No, I've never heard of a movie being dubbed into another dialect. I think some children's cartoon films are dubbed, though. Englishuser

In the U.S. there are a lot of British offerings on PBS (the Public Broadcasting System). They are never dubbed. That would be completely unnecessary. They are not at all bothersome or difficult to understand. I agree with Marvin A.'s observation: RP and General American ... are more...

No, I've never heard of a movie being dubbed into another dialect. That would seem rather ludicrous to me. (Ok, so I've always wanted to use the word ludicrous.) You have to remember that North Americans usually understand most dialects of British English just fine. RP and General American...

I think the International Dialects of English Archive has several files for different people from the same location. (Just Google the title, I don't remember the exact URL) If you want to hear differences in class, that website has a short commentary about each of the speakers. As I recall,...

Monday, December 11, 2006, 16:20:00 I'm looking for online resources of audio files (downloadable) of differences in dialects/accents accordning to class. I need this for a presentation in Sociolinguistics but it is very difficult to find files that are not just examples or geographical...

Hi, I spent some time in OZ and I recognize the dialect. Mike, do you agree? A station wagon is something like a pickup truck? The rear of the vehicle is a covered tray with lots of room for sports gear, pets or whatever. If this is an Australian book then I would guess that the word ‘bus’ is a...

A word of caution about "speaking Cockney". Italy is full of regional dialects and pronunciations. They are very interesting for foreigners and I understand some of them, but I would never dream, even after 30 years in Italy, of trying to speak these dialects except for a moment, just for...

I would like to add that the above post was really intended to go in the main thread about the British Library Archive of English Accents and Dialects. Phonetics is very scientific and objective in its description of sounds. All sounds are mapped to an international system of symbols, and are...

Hi all, Yesterday I posted a reply to this thread, asking a question: http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishLibraryArchiveEnglishAccents-Dialects/ppjz/Post.htm Today, I see that my question has been deleted and that the thread has been locked. Could someone please inform me why my...

This is great. I was actually looking for some recordings of various dialects to play for my students, and this is perfect.