ERO Presents: Sounds Familiar?
Join speaker Jonnie Robinson who'll give an introduction to the British Library's sound recordings of British accents and dialects.
Jonnie Robinson is the British Library's Lead Curator for Spoken English and responsible for the Library's extensive collection of sound recordings of British accents and dialects.
His talk will give an introduction to the British Library's sound recordings of British accents and dialects and explain how they can be used to support research, teaching and learning for a variety of audiences. The talk will be illustrated with examples from the collections including a selection of content relating to Essex.
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