URGENT REQUEST Linguistics Dissertation: British English Speakers Required

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URGENT REQUEST Linguistics Dissertation: British English Speakers Required

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Hi guys,

Old-timers will probably remember me. Maybe not... I was always more on the ZBB.

Anyway, I'm doing my dissertation for an MA in English Linguistics right now and I need participants for my study.

Literally, all I need is around five minutes of your time.

I need people who are willing to record themselves reading out 19 sentences that I have written. I will then analyse them for certain aspects of pronunciation (to be revealed after I finish the study).

And that's it. It takes about 2-3 minutes to read the sentences, plus another couple of minutes or so to fill in the associated "name, DOB, gender, etc, and consent" form.

I would really appreciate any help at all. I can name check you in my acknowledgements if you would like, but of course it is anonymous by default.

I can post the sentences and stuff in the next post.

Thank you for your time, fellow conlangers!

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Informed Consent Form
I'll email you this if you decide to take part.

Participant Script
Below are nineteen short passages. Please read them through a couple of times to yourself so that you are familiar with them. Then, please record yourself reading them out aloud. Please take a few moments between saying each passage. Try to read the passages as naturally as possible; do not try to “perform” the passages. Use your own natural talking speed; do not read the passages quickly or slowly. You can send your recording to Bryan.Parry.16@ucl.ac.uk.

1. The garage is one kilometre away.

2. You’re very rude. Don’t patronise me!

3. I’ve been singing that tune all week.

4. The Caribbean is incomparable! Have you been?

5. Hong Kong and Pakistan are both in Asia.

6. The tennis player hit the spectator with a racket.

7. It’s ordinary to harass politicians, but it’s not right.

8. We will research the increase in the native falcon population.

9. The refund policy is only applicable if you still have the receipt.

10. Cate Blanchett was President of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Jury in 2018.

11. I have great recall, but I can’t recall when I began to patronise this restaurant.

12. I hope I rebound from my sickness in time to see them baptize my grandson.

13. Her boyfriend left her and straight away she got with someone else on the rebound.

14. I will dictate the words in English. You must translate them into either Spanish or French.

15. New research shows that smoking one cigarette a day can increase the risk of birth defects.

16. The translator cannot schedule me in for this week, but her schedule is more open next week.

17. Digital currencies, like Bitcoin, are still a niche market and the regulatory framework is not fully developed.

18. There was controversy in 1982 when the Soviet hockey player, Alexander Mogilny, wanted to defect to the United States.

19. Hundreds of people are gathering to protest the visit of the President. One protester called the President a “dictator”. This protest is the biggest since 1972.

Participant Personal Information Form

Name:

Date of Birth: (day/month/year)

Gender: MALE/FEMALE/OTHER (please specify)

Nationality:

Region of origin within UK:

Did you spend your childhood (ages 4 – 15) living in the United Kingdom? YES/NO

Occupation:

What is your ethnic group?
White
ENGLISH, WELSH, SCOTTISH, NORTHERN IRISH, OR BRITISH
IRISH
GYPSY OR IRISH TRAVELLER
ANY OTHER WHITE BACKGROUND, WRITE IN:
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups
WHITE AND CARIBBEAN
WHITE AND AFRICAN
WHITE AND ASIAN
ANY OTHER MIXED OR MULTIPLE ETHNIC BACKGROUND, WRITE IN:
Asian/Asian British
INDIAN
PAKISTANI
BANGLADESHI
CHINESE
ANY OTHER ASIAN BACKGROUND, WRITE IN:
African/Caribbean/Black/Black British
CARIBBEAN
AFRICAN
BLACK BRITISH
ANY OTHER AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN OR BLACK BRITISH BACKGROUND, WRITE IN:
Other ethnic group
ARAB
ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP, WRITE IN:
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Well, this was successful.
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