Hi! I want to share the fascination and fun of speech, language and accents, and I’m so grateful to anyone who feels able to support this work via my Patreon.
I studied at University College London and got my PhD at the University of California Los Angeles. I’ve taught at universities including UCL, Edinburgh and Cambridge, published research in many areas, and worked as a forensic analyst. I’ve given invited lectures and workshops around the world.
I wrote the influential ‘English After RP’ (Palgrave Macmillan), and my blog contains over a hundred audio-illustrated articles. I’m co-editor of the free searchable online pronouncing dictionary CUBE.
I’ve also worked in film and TV as a screenwriter and director. I wrote the screenplay and arranged the music (performed by Lang Lang) for the animated fantasy Magic Piano, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination.
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Old "Received Pronunciation", as represented by the familiar vowel symbols, now sounds very posh and old fashioned. But there are also modern speakers who sound very posh. So what are the differences between old posh and modern posh? My videos take a long time to make. I’d very much appreciate it…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. What are the differences between old posh and modern posh British accents? My videos take a long time to make. I’d very much appreciate it if you feel able to support the channel on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey 0:00 Mystery vowels and introduction 1:39 The four quadrants of the vowel space 2:15 FLEECE,…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. What are the differences between old posh and modern posh British accents? My videos take a long time to make. I’d very much appreciate it if you feel able to support the channel on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey 0:00 Mystery vowels and introduction 1:39 The four quadrants of the vowel space 2:15 FLEECE,…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Try all Opera’s features by downloading it, completely free: https://opr.as/01-Opera-browser-drgeofflindseyyt I visited picturesque Lancashire in search of surviving rhoticity — speakers who still pronounce all the written (historic) R’s. Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey TIMESTAMPS 0:00 What is rhoticity? 0:59 Where R survives in England 4:02 Why Lancashire…
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From Dr Geoff Lindsey. What is it about these flamboyant fonts that immediately shouts ‘carnival’, ‘fairground’, or ‘circus’? I look into the form of the letters, their history and geography, and why such carnival trappings can be at once fun… and creepy. A little Halloween ‘treat’ and something a bit different from my usual videos!…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. The amazing pronunciation of sibilants sounds across Spanish accents around the world, comparing their phonetics and phonology with English Please consider supporting my videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey (Patrons get ad-free access) Enormous thanks to Hernán Ruiz for sharing his expertise with me. Of course all errors in the video are entirely…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. What makes you sound young or old, big or small? See Marques Brownlee’s voice transform from teen to adult — and find out what it tells us about the science of voice change. 👉 Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey Join the discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/4ANd8rtj Ever wondered how a teenager’s…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Why does the stress of English words move around, e.g. u.S. vs. U.s.A.? Do you say fanTAStic FOUR or FANtastic FOUR? See the full explainer video.
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From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Some reactions to the brilliant feature-length film by friend and fellow YouTuber Simon Roper! See the film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBeP_E5Iwwc Many thanks to anyone who feels able to support my own video-making: https://www.patreon.com/drgeofflindsey My Discord: https://discord.gg/9TsvXj2T
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. The Chicago accent of Pope Leo XIV helps us explore a famous ‘chain shift’, the Northern Cities Vowel Shift! Take our survey on North American pronunciation: https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbyNdVal-lokHtFQk5Ja6-ALFrYyBnO47JUySqh3AzlKtsU4HEsR7NnCK1dyR0iKriZiog/exec Huge thanks to Hernán Ruiz for help with the survey stats and figures. My Discord: https://discord.gg/Fm3pgz3N 0:00 Introduction 0:43 The Inland North 0:56 Chain…
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From Dr Geoff Lindsey. This English rhythm is in both Shakespeare and ‘The Pink Panther’!
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free: https://opr.as/03-Opera-browser-drgeofflindsey — What do YouTubers, AI speech and non-native/L2 speakers of English have in common? In this video I explore two expressive features of English that are now…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Learners of English/French: French /e/ is pretty similar to English /ɪ/!