Comments on: The BBC and its Pronunciation Unit http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit Language in a word Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:46:09 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Linda Anchell http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit/comment-page-1#comment-1830 Linda Anchell Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:26:53 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit#comment-1830 Graham, thanks for this reminder of Elspeth Anderson. She would be delighted with your discussions I am sure. I travelled with her from London to Kathmandu (overland) in 1971. A Belgian traveller with us was amazed at Elspeth's French accent! It was acquired in infancy in Cairo! She was a wonderful person to be travelling with. I never did master phonetics, despite our conversations. Graham, thanks for this reminder of Elspeth Anderson. She would be delighted with your discussions I am sure. I travelled with her from London to Kathmandu (overland) in 1971. A Belgian traveller with us was amazed at Elspeth’s French accent! It was acquired in infancy in Cairo! She was a wonderful person to be travelling with. I never did master phonetics, despite our conversations.

]]> By: Geoffrey White http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit/comment-page-1#comment-589 Geoffrey White Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:09:04 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit#comment-589 I've found this most interesting site by accident, but perhaps the Pronunciation Unit would like to comment on the fact that only 1 of the actors in this week's 'Larkrise to Candleford' knew the correct pronunciation of 'seamstress', & Liz Smith, who said correctly 'semstress' was supposed to be speaking the more dialectal form: I suspect people have just forgotten how it is said. Geoffrey White, Sheffield. I’ve found this most interesting site by accident, but perhaps the Pronunciation Unit would like to comment on the fact that only 1 of the actors in this week’s ‘Larkrise to Candleford’ knew the correct pronunciation of ’seamstress’, & Liz Smith, who said correctly ’semstress’ was supposed to be speaking the more dialectal form: I suspect people have just forgotten how it is said.
Geoffrey White,
Sheffield.

]]> By: Catherine Sangster http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit/comment-page-1#comment-516 Catherine Sangster Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:08:16 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit#comment-516 To add a little contemporary detail to Graham's excellent post, the Unit today is staffed by three full-time pronunciation linguists qualified by both general phonetic and linguistic training (to postgraduate level) and varying language specialisms. However, we're currently briefly luxuriating in having four linguists, as our Arabic and Persian specialist overlaps with our newest recruit (who boasts Korean and Mandarin) for a couple of months. I too wish I'd had the chance to meet Elizabeth and Andy! To add a little contemporary detail to Graham’s excellent post, the Unit today is staffed by three full-time pronunciation linguists qualified by both general phonetic and linguistic training (to postgraduate level) and varying language specialisms. However, we’re currently briefly luxuriating in having four linguists, as our Arabic and Persian specialist overlaps with our newest recruit (who boasts Korean and Mandarin) for a couple of months.
I too wish I’d had the chance to meet Elizabeth and Andy!

]]> By: Petr Roesel http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit/comment-page-1#comment-440 Petr Roesel Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:39:02 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/the-bbc-and-its-pronunciation-unit#comment-440 Thanks, yes it does indeed Petr Thanks, yes it does indeed

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