@@yessir8089 no, it just that people who live together for a long time tend to speak alike. Think what Britain was like before cars, it must have been more insular, and especially before everyone had a TV set.
I always thought it was because of how many 100s of years groups of people were in a given location. As an American it’s bizarre to me in the sense that if I drive for 4 hours the accents aren’t too noticeable but in England drive 4 hours and it may as well be a different language.
It's interesting that in contrast, Russia that is much bigger and has more then double the population of the UK, has little to no regional dialects of russian, and people as far as komchatka speak standart Russian. The ecception being the northern caucasus, where they have a pretty strong accent. Much of Ukraine and Belarus also speak standart accentless Russian.
Who's being mean? I just scanned through the comments and don't see a single negative comment. Not a single person is pointing out his lame earrings, his douchy hair style or his edgy military jacket - just right for academia! Nor is anyone criticising how he waddles around the screen like he has to go pee. There's not a negative comment to be found anywhere!
When I arrived in London for the first time, I got shocked indeed. I thought “I don’t know anything”. Going to Liverpool was the second shock... even harder to understand. But I’m ok now. Getting used to the different accents. None is compared to Glasgow’s. Omg 😮 hahaha
In South Africa, we have different accents: the Black South African accent (which is spoken by people who are Zulu or Xhosa speakers), the Afrikaans accent (which is spoken by Afrikaans speakers who have Dutch heritage), the Cape Coloured accent (which is basically a mix of the Afrikaans accent and a bit of their own accent), the Generic or the Conservative South African accent (which has traces from British English), and the South African Indian accent (which of course has traces from Indian English).
I travelled to Nottingham for a "day out", then back to Derby, was sitting on a bench by a pub reading, a man came out of the pub & greeted me, "hey mi duck", it was great as we were talking about the different greetings all over England! 🤣
Before the railway system was introduced, people didn't move around the country. Local dialects were developed and many of these have now died out. Even a hundred years ago, someone from the south of England would struggle to understand someone from Yorkshire. The London accent is changing quickest of all. Cockney is rarely heard nowadays and will probably die out (unless one watches only fools and horses)
i’m from cumbria, and therefore also speak the cumbrian dialect as well as have the accent. my friends on the other side of the country can’t understand me! that’s how different our accents are.
Officially there are 19 native English speaking countries- and this is defined by the UK Government as a country where the majority of the population speaks ENGLISH as their FIRST LANGUAGE. This therefore excludes countries such as South Africa or India. So the list of majority native English speaking countries is as follows: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Geneva, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United States. Very interesting!
Basically everything you said in the beginning of your video is here in America too. They talk different depending on where you are. I've been to almost all 50 states believe me I know
👏👏👏👏👏👏A gooooorgeous lesson, Julian ! ... and don't be so humble ! You speak the best English ! Very chic ! 😆😆😆😄 You remind me of these polo players I met at Cowdray Park Polo Club, in Midhurst ! They speak just like you, without an accent !😀😀😀😄😄😄You are a ⭐ ! Un abrazo, from Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina🇦🇷🏴🇬🇧🇦🇷🏴🇬🇧🇦🇷🏴🇬🇧
Well, my lover, as an Exonian (actually, with a neutral accent, having moved around a lot, as you did, and having extremely poshly-spoken grandparents), I confess to not being able to detect a SINGLE characteristic in your accent that reminds me of my schoolfriends or neighbours in that beautiful city. I can, however, detect a slight Australian "twang" - weird! I love the video, which is very informative, but I don't think you can lay claim to any form of underlying West Country accent.
Hi Julian. I want to learn the english language and be like the native speaker, but I feel afraid when talking with someone else. I will feel shy if I make mistakes while talking with others.what shall I do?😕😓sorry if there is any grammatical mistake in my writing. Please give me an advice
Ra'ed I know that but the problem is when I talk to others, especially if they are native speakers and make a simple mistake they will laugh at me and this bothers me a lot😓 Anyway thank you for your advice🌹
sara ' I don't think ordinary people will laugh at you when you make some mistakes. Especially if you let them know that you're still learning English. They actually might offer help and correct your mistakes.
Dont think five minutes is long enough to explain why there are so many British accents. Old English can explain the south and eastern parts of the country, which originally came from the Anglo-Saxon invasion. But we have to acknowledge the influence of the Celtic languages, obviously Welsh, Scottish regional accents derived from this. Or how the accents places like Liverpool or Manchester were influenced by Irish immigrants and other social factors. Then there's the class system too, which introduced a standardised form of English.
Hey, Julian, thats a great video. Have you ever thought about recording a video about History of the English Language? I always look for some piece of information, but all of them are so crap. Maybe you could teach us a little bit more about it. I love this part of History. Cheers, mate!
Firstly there is no such thing as a British accent but there is an English accent a Welsh accent a Scottish accent and a northern Ireland accent as well as regional accents.
American here! I think when English speakers from outside the UK say “British accent,” it’s just a generic term for what they’ve been exposed to, most often some sort of RP accent I think. I’m sure every part of the UK has its own distinct and wonderful accent, it’s just that people like Americans don’t have much exposure, so we generalize. In the same way that there’s plenty of nuanced American accents other than just “neutral,” and Southern lol. There’s a whole range of different Southern accents, like an Alabaman, a Texan, and a Louisianan would all speak very differently. You have Midwestern accents that vary whether you’re in Chicago, St. Louis, Michigan. You have distinct African American dialects that vary by region as well from the South to the Northeast to the West coast. Hell, in my tiny home state of New Jersey you have a gradient from deep Philly accents in the south to heavy Brooklyn and Long Island accents in the north with little nuances in between. There’s an infinite variety and they’re all interesting in their own right.
We must OF COARSE account for the ever present Knob Factor. After all we are talking about an area roughly the same size as Michigan. A similar diverse melting pot of settlers as well as the different languages of the indigenous folk. Speaking of it’s ancient diversity, we mustn’t forget the Michigan copper found in ancient Phoenicia and -all across ancient indo-European lands.
Mandarin is the most spoken in the world with China the United States and Japan having the most Chinese speakers then any other country Spanish comes it at number 2 with Columbia Mexico and again the United States being the 3 biggest Spanish speaking country's
Your accent isn't neutral...you have an high inflection point and I do various British Accents and Dialects... To be honest I would have put your accent outside of Britain and enjoyed your content... Would have been nice if you remained still as at a few points I anticipated a graphic to come through... Great stuff!!
No @fionagregory8078. My family were born and bred in Exeter for many generations. They were/are what I would deem middle to upper middle class - comfortably off and well-spoken. They almost all spoke with an RP accent. My accent is modern RP as a result of my upbringing. Two of my uncles, after many years of living in Bristol, did develop a slight Bristolian drawl … on top of the RP! Really weird mixture. My classmates at the comprehensive came from two pools: The local council estates or Heavitree village and the posh area behind the school. The posh kids had a neutral accent, as did many of the staff. The kids from other areas had a lovely Devon burr. However, as a generalisation, most Exonians speak with a burr.
you say north derived from northern english but for cumberland (westmorland not so much) the accent and dialect derived from old celtic and nordic languages.
Accents in the U.K. change at least every twenty miles.
Yes it's baffling.
@@yessir8089 no, it just that people who live together for a long time tend to speak alike. Think what Britain was like before cars, it must have been more insular, and especially before everyone had a TV set.
I always thought it was because of how many 100s of years groups of people were in a given location. As an American it’s bizarre to me in the sense that if I drive for 4 hours the accents aren’t too noticeable but in England drive 4 hours and it may as well be a different language.
It's interesting that in contrast, Russia that is much bigger and has more then double the population of the UK, has little to no regional dialects of russian, and people as far as komchatka speak standart Russian. The ecception being the northern caucasus, where they have a pretty strong accent.
Much of Ukraine and Belarus also speak standart accentless Russian.
people are so mean. he is just trying to educate ppl and you all should have appreciated it instead of badmouthing him. I support you Julian, go on!
Who's being mean? I just scanned through the comments and don't see a single negative comment. Not a single person is pointing out his lame earrings, his douchy hair style or his edgy military jacket - just right for academia! Nor is anyone criticising how he waddles around the screen like he has to go pee. There's not a negative comment to be found anywhere!
@@esperago I was thinking all these things too, especially the flailing around of the hands. He must have some nervous disorder.
When I arrived in London for the first time, I got shocked indeed. I thought “I don’t know anything”. Going to Liverpool was the second shock... even harder to understand. But I’m ok now. Getting used to the different accents. None is compared to Glasgow’s. Omg 😮 hahaha
In South Africa, we have different accents: the Black South African accent (which is spoken by people who are Zulu or Xhosa speakers), the Afrikaans accent (which is spoken by Afrikaans speakers who have Dutch heritage), the Cape Coloured accent (which is basically a mix of the Afrikaans accent and a bit of their own accent), the Generic or the Conservative South African accent (which has traces from British English), and the South African Indian accent (which of course has traces from Indian English).
I travelled to Nottingham for a "day out", then back to Derby, was sitting on a bench by a pub reading, a man came out of the pub & greeted me, "hey mi duck", it was great as we were talking about the different greetings all over England! 🤣
Before the railway system was introduced, people didn't move around the country. Local dialects were developed and many of these have now died out. Even a hundred years ago, someone from the south of England would struggle to understand someone from Yorkshire. The London accent is changing quickest of all. Cockney is rarely heard nowadays and will probably die out (unless one watches only fools and horses)
Good comment!
yes I did know about London.
I'm from Bristol (my dad's from near Exeter) and tbh I initially thought you were Australian!
How can somone do so much research and forget the other three countries in the UK? 😂
i’m from cumbria, and therefore also speak the cumbrian dialect as well as have the accent. my friends on the other side of the country can’t understand me! that’s how different our accents are.
It is because people did not move very far from where they were born unless they were better off or were in the services.
FANTASTIC VID! My only issue is why places like Jamaica and Barbados were not included.
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Great video! Do you have references for your video please? I want to dig deeper into this topic. Thanks
Officially there are 19 native English speaking countries- and this is defined by the UK Government as a country where the majority of the population speaks ENGLISH as their FIRST LANGUAGE. This therefore excludes countries such as South Africa or India.
So the list of majority native English speaking countries is as follows:
Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Geneva, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United States.
Very interesting!
I speak West-Saxon/Wessex then. Grockle is only used in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Hampshire
In Cornwall, the term “emmet” is used, not grockle. I also thought grockle was only used in Devon.
You didn’t say why in the entire video
Your here your there your everywhere.
I paused the video and answered this question .Class system.The British where excellent at separating classes of people.And the land mass is tiny
I am from Bristol, and I am pretty good at accents, and I hear nothing of the west country in your voice
I'm dizzy ...
Basically everything you said in the beginning of your video is here in America too. They talk different depending on where you are. I've been to almost all 50 states believe me I know
American accents for the most part sound very similar, but British accents all sound so different
You can travel 2km from a village and hear a completely different accent in Uk
👏👏👏👏👏👏A gooooorgeous lesson, Julian ! ... and don't be so humble ! You speak the best English ! Very chic ! 😆😆😆😄 You remind me of these polo players I met at Cowdray Park Polo Club, in Midhurst ! They speak just like you, without an accent !😀😀😀😄😄😄You are a ⭐ ! Un abrazo, from Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina🇦🇷🏴🇬🇧🇦🇷🏴🇬🇧🇦🇷🏴🇬🇧
Well, my lover, as an Exonian (actually, with a neutral accent, having moved around a lot, as you did, and having extremely poshly-spoken grandparents), I confess to not being able to detect a SINGLE characteristic in your accent that reminds me of my schoolfriends or neighbours in that beautiful city. I can, however, detect a slight Australian "twang" - weird! I love the video, which is very informative, but I don't think you can lay claim to any form of underlying West Country accent.
Hi Julian.
I want to learn the english language and be like the native speaker, but I feel afraid when talking with someone else. I will feel shy if I make mistakes while talking with others.what shall I do?😕😓sorry if there is any grammatical mistake in my writing. Please give me an advice
sara '
You won't learn until you actually make mistakes. 👍
Ra'ed I know that but the problem is when I talk to others, especially if they are native speakers and make a simple mistake they will laugh at me and this bothers me a lot😓 Anyway thank you for your advice🌹
sara '
I don't think ordinary people will laugh at you when you make some mistakes. Especially if you let them know that you're still learning English. They actually might offer help and correct your mistakes.
sara'
Have you learned yet? :)
Dont think five minutes is long enough to explain why there are so many British accents. Old English can explain the south and eastern parts of the country, which originally came from the Anglo-Saxon invasion. But we have to acknowledge the influence of the Celtic languages, obviously Welsh, Scottish regional accents derived from this. Or how the accents places like Liverpool or Manchester were influenced by Irish immigrants and other social factors. Then there's the class system too, which introduced a standardised form of English.
Hey, Julian, thats a great video. Have you ever thought about recording a video about History of the English Language? I always look for some piece of information, but all of them are so crap. Maybe you could teach us a little bit more about it. I love this part of History.
Cheers, mate!
I just speak RP.
Firstly there is no such thing as a British accent but there is an English accent a Welsh accent a Scottish accent and a northern Ireland accent as well as regional accents.
Facts.
American here! I think when English speakers from outside the UK say “British accent,” it’s just a generic term for what they’ve been exposed to, most often some sort of RP accent I think. I’m sure every part of the UK has its own distinct and wonderful accent, it’s just that people like Americans don’t have much exposure, so we generalize. In the same way that there’s plenty of nuanced American accents other than just “neutral,” and Southern lol. There’s a whole range of different Southern accents, like an Alabaman, a Texan, and a Louisianan would all speak very differently. You have Midwestern accents that vary whether you’re in Chicago, St. Louis, Michigan. You have distinct African American dialects that vary by region as well from the South to the Northeast to the West coast. Hell, in my tiny home state of New Jersey you have a gradient from deep Philly accents in the south to heavy Brooklyn and Long Island accents in the north with little nuances in between. There’s an infinite variety and they’re all interesting in their own right.
Jimmy Waltz hi american
Caleb Hi!
yes the British accent is a accent stop trying to be a smartass and deconstructing everything from youtube videos
love to hear u talk
A better question is, why can no one agree on how many British accents there are? You say 56, another says 17, yet another says 30...
I am one of your fans, student abd I enjoy your videos thanks jullian
Interesting video but that walking was indeed quite annoying to see, also the audio was of course also off because of said walking back and forth
We must OF COARSE account for the ever present Knob Factor.
After all we are talking about an area roughly the same size as Michigan.
A similar diverse melting pot of settlers as well as the different languages of the indigenous folk.
Speaking of it’s ancient diversity,
we mustn’t forget the Michigan copper found in ancient Phoenicia and -all across ancient indo-European lands.
warning - this vid features a minutes advert at end !!
hence the unlikes.
Dude, stand still! your constant moving is distracting! XD
English is most spoken Language in the world.
Wrong it's the 3rd most spoken Mandarin Chinese is 1st Spanish is second
Mandarin is the most spoken in the world with China the United States and Japan having the most Chinese speakers then any other country Spanish comes it at number 2 with Columbia Mexico and again the United States being the 3 biggest Spanish speaking country's
@@affectionatepunch Wrong
English is the language the most spoken in the world, after Chinese, and after Spanish
Your accent isn't neutral...you have an high inflection point and I do various British Accents and Dialects... To be honest I would have put your accent outside of Britain and enjoyed your content... Would have been nice if you remained still as at a few points I anticipated a graphic to come through... Great stuff!!
Nice wallpaper ;)
Hay, Who is from Russia too?
and why does he have an australian accent
He doesn't sound at all Australian.
@@NmpK24 its an indian accent
In Exeter they are neutral.
It's west country.... my best mates from Exeter and he's got a strong accent.
Definitely not neutral, unless coming from a middle class, or higher, background
@@tbaucells1You mean upper class
No @fionagregory8078. My family were born and bred in Exeter for many generations. They were/are what I would deem middle to upper middle class - comfortably off and well-spoken. They almost all spoke with an RP accent. My accent is modern RP as a result of my upbringing. Two of my uncles, after many years of living in Bristol, did develop a slight Bristolian drawl … on top of the RP! Really weird mixture.
My classmates at the comprehensive came from two pools: The local council estates or Heavitree village and the posh area behind the school. The posh kids had a neutral accent, as did many of the staff. The kids from other areas had a lovely Devon burr.
However, as a generalisation, most Exonians speak with a burr.
you say north derived from northern english but for cumberland (westmorland not so much) the accent and dialect derived from old celtic and nordic languages.
I m from mongkok Hong Kong in china. I always speak with the so-called mk accent.
with tele in every household, why people not pick up a common accent ?