English Dialects 4+

Adrian Leemann

Designed for iPhone

    • 2.5 • 71 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Do you pronounce the /r/ in 'arm'? Do you call a shelf a 'sheuf'? And what on earth is a 'hoddy-doddy'? There is extensive variation in English dialects: this is why your answers to such questions will allow this app to localize your broader dialect region on a map of England.

Did your home dialect change over time? Our algorithm is based on historical data from the Survey of English Dialects. If it guesses where you are from correctly, your home dialect has probably remained stable over the past decades. If the guess is far off, however, it is probably because of dialect change.

- Can we localize your dialect based on your pronunciation of 26 words?
- Record your dialect and listen to recordings of other users and to historical dialect recordings!
- Choose a pronunciation variant, e.g. 'sheuf', and discover where in England it is used...or choose a place and explore its dialect!

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What’s New

Version 1.3

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Improved stability

Ratings and Reviews

2.5 out of 5
71 Ratings

71 Ratings

CordeliaJustSaying ,

A suggestion

The app has not gotten my accent right, although I wasn’t much surprised by that. I did the quiz on the basis to see what accent I have adapted most from the people around me. To provide input I wanted to fill in your quiz, but I did not enable my location, thus trying to pinpoint the city I live in rather than the exact address, but I was not able to do that. While the map allowed to chose a place it would not allow me to click next... kind of disappointing that I couldn’t help with the data, due to...? Not wanting to provide personal information? Maybe an area where improvement should be considered.

Habanero89 ,

Great but...

Great app, very interesting. My only qualm is that when I try to select location for “my accent”, it just won’t recognise the location or allow me to click “next”. It just stays grayed out. The locations given aren’t that far from where I actually am, but obviously it would be good to give a specific location. I note quite a few people have encountered this exact issue. Needs fixing before I can give it a five star rating I’m afraid.

Wgfhjjrvbjyffbjtf ,

Nice app

Nice app, and an original idea. Couple of suggestions: the buttons to preview some of the sounds are a bit fiddly and seem to skip you on to the next page instead half the time. Also, for the bit at the end where you fill in your location and distance from work, should this be for where you live nowadays or where you grew up (probably the bigger factor in your accent)?

App Privacy

The developer, Adrian Leemann, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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