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Hello,

This is a pilot survey for some research I am carrying out on people's ability to recognize where people are from based on their accents. In particular it is aimed at people from North East England. You will answer a few questions about yourself, then you will listen to recordings of five speakers from across North East England. Your task is to say where you think the speakers are from. Do not worry about being 'wrong'. There are no 'wrong' answers - all answers are interesting! The survey concludes with some questions about the survey itself, so I can improve it before making it widely available.

Make sure your computer's speakers are working (or you have your headphones handy).

The data from this pilot study will remain confidential.

Thanks

Mike Pearce
 
 
 
Are you male or female?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
What year were you born?
   
 
 
What do you consider to be your 'home town'? It's probably the place you grew up in. It's also probably the answer you give when someone from the North East of England asks you 'Where are you from?'
   
 
 
What is the postcode of the house in the place you grew up in/consider as your home town? If you don't know the postcode, put in as much detail as you can. For example, 'Horsley Hill, South Shields' (not just 'South Shields').
   
 
 
What is your occupation? (If you are retired, put your main job in your working life; if you are a student at school or college, put 'student'.)
   
 
 
Which of the following statements best describes you?
 
I have always lived in the same place in North East England.
 
I have lived in more than one but no more than three places in North East England.
 
I have lived in four or more places in North East England.
 
 
Think of the place you put as your home town above. Which of the following statements best expresses your view about it?

 
I would rather not let people know I come from there.
 
I am neither proud nor not proud to come from there.
 
I am proud to come from my home town.
 
 
And what about North East England in general?
 
I would rather not let people know I come from the North East.
 
I am neither proud nor not proud to come from the North East.
 
I am proud to come from the North East.
 
 
You will now be presented with recordings of five speakers from North East England reading the same passage. You have to try to identify where you think each speaker is from. Each recording lasts approximately 35 seconds. You can listen to each recording as many times as you like, but once you've clicked 'continue' you will be taken to the next speaker and you won't be able to go back. Do not worry about being 'wrong' - all answers are equally valid and interesting. Make sure your speakers are switched on or your headphones are plugged in.
 
 
 
Speaker 1. Listen to the recording, then write the number of the grid you think the speaker is from in the box below the map.Speaker 1 (mp3)Test test.
   
You wrote a number of a hexagon in the box above. In the box below try to be as precise as you can about where you think the speaker is from.
   
Can say what it is about the speaker's accent and voice which made you place him or her where you did? For example, did he or she pronounce a word or words in a particularly distinctive way?
   
 
 
 
Speaker 2. Listen to the recording, then write the number of the grid you think the speaker is from in the box below the map.Speaker 2 (mp3)
   
You wrote a number of a hexagon in the box above. In the box below try to be as precise as you can about where you think the speaker is from.
   
Can say what it is about the speaker's accent and voice which made you place him or her where you did? For example, did he or she pronounce a word or words in a particularly distinctive way?
   
 
 
 
Speaker 3. Listen to the recording, then write the number of the grid you think the speaker is from in the box below the map.Speaker 3 (mp3)
   
You wrote a number of a hexagon in the box above. In the box below try to be as precise as you can about where you think the speaker is from.
   
Can say what it is about the speaker's accent and voice which made you place him or her where you did? For example, did he or she pronounce a word or words in a particularly distinctive way?
   
 
 
 
Speaker 4. Listen to the recording, then write the number of the grid you think the speaker is from in the box below the map.Speaker 4 (mp3)
   
You wrote a number of a hexagon in the box above. In the box below try to be as precise as you can about where you think the speaker is from.
   
Can say what it is about the speaker's accent and voice which made you place him or her where you did? For example, did he or she pronounce a word or words in a particularly distinctive way?
   
 
 
 
Speaker 5. Listen to the recording, then write the number of the grid you think the speaker is from in the box below the map.Speaker 5 (mp3)
   
You wrote a number of a hexagon in the box above. In the box below try to be as precise as you can about where you think the speaker is from.
   
Can say what it is about the speaker's accent and voice which made you place him or her where you did? For example, did he or she pronounce a word or words in a particularly distinctive way?
   
 
 
 
This is a practice survey in which I'm trying to identify any problems or issues before I make it widely available. Is there anything you think might improve it, so that a general audience of ordinary people can complete it effectively? Was the number and length of the recordings manageable? Could the recordings be changed in any way to make the task easier? Was the wording of the questions clear? Were the hexagons too big or too small? Let me know what you think here.
   
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