What did early 1800s English sound like in North America? Are there any audio files available? And, was is differerentiated from British speech at that time?
Audio files for early 1800s English
er... no... there are no audio files available, probably because RECORDING EQUIPMENT WAS INVENTED LATER. Duh! Please send me a recording, an authentic recording, of Chaucerian English...
I presume the poster meant a reconstruction of 1800s English, not an original recording.
- Kef
- Kef
>> I presume the poster meant a reconstruction of 1800s English, not an original recording <<
Yes, of course.
Yes, of course.
It's not an audio recording, but here's a description of the hypothetical common ancestor of modern American and English English.
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/18cengvs.html
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/18cengvs.html
Early 1800s American English recordings do not exist, but I have heard speakers from the 1870s.
William Jennings Bryan and Frank Lloyd Wright, both of whom were born in the 1860s (and whose vocal repertoires were formed in the 1870s) were recorded later in their lives.
In the case of Frank Lloyd Wright, in spite of the fact that he was raised in Wisconsin, he sounds very rhotic English; there's not a trace of the Midwestern twang of modern-day Wisconsinites.
Recordings of William Jennings Bryan are on the Web.
William Jennings Bryan and Frank Lloyd Wright, both of whom were born in the 1860s (and whose vocal repertoires were formed in the 1870s) were recorded later in their lives.
In the case of Frank Lloyd Wright, in spite of the fact that he was raised in Wisconsin, he sounds very rhotic English; there's not a trace of the Midwestern twang of modern-day Wisconsinites.
Recordings of William Jennings Bryan are on the Web.