From Dr Geoff Lindsey.

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens — spoken and phonetically transcribed in modern Standard Southern British (SSB). The abridged text preserves Dickens as far as possible; the speech is contemporary.

• Voice (AI): “Conversational Joe” — ElevenLabs
• Transcription assistance: “Text to IPA” by Luke Nicholson, Improve Your Accent https://improveyouraccent.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/c/ImproveYourAccent
• The symbols are those used in the CUBE dictionary and my book “English After RP”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tcrv8lgLbk

A later video will discuss challenges and choices involved in transcribing connected speech.

00:00 Stave One
11:44 Stave Two
19:52 Stave Three
30:31 Stave Four
36:48 Stave Five

Keywords: phonetic transcription, IPA, pronunciation, British English, SSB, Dickens, linguistics, accent