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Description: | Neil talks about the changes to the traditional Weardale community that he has witnessed over his lifetime. Bishop Auckland (to the southeast of Daddry Shield), Crook (to the east) and Consett (to the northeast) are all nearby towns. The Metro Centre refers to Europe’s largest shopping and leisure complex, situated in Newcastle, a city to the northeast. St Johns Chapel (just to the west) is a nearby village and Kielder (to the northwest) is a village in Northumberland.
lexis
fluorspar = fluorite, a crystal commonly used in jewellery (also known as Blue John)
phonology
glottal reinforcement of /p/ (supermarkETs [sIu:?p@ma:k@ts] and people [pi:?p=l]) and of /t/ (1941 [naIn?ti:nfO:?tiwQn], facilities [f@sIl@?tiz], 1970s [naIn?ti:nsEv@n?tiz], 1930s [naIn?ti:nT@:?tiz] and at one time [?taIm])
GOAT [o:]; FACE [e:]; START [a: ~ A:]; GOOSE [Uu:]
note also really [r/i:li], one [wQn], years [j@:z], because [bIkQs], withdrew [wITdr/Uu:], cannot [kan@t], project [pr/o:dZEkt], CONstruction [kQnstr/UkS@n], biggEST [bIg@st], follOWed [fQl@d] and nothing [nQTIN] | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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