ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to identify the characteristic features of the accent of the city of Edinburgh and its surrounding areas. 1 The data informing this study were gathered both by formal interview and by informal observation. The formal interviews produced six hours of recorded speech, gathered from fourteen speakers, women and men who ranged in age from 17 to 73. There were seven speakers in the younger age bracket (17-30), and seven in the older age group (40-73). The speakers were from a range of localities within the Edinburgh area, including the centre of Edinburgh and also Leith, Corstorphine and Currie. Based on factors such as education and employment, the speakers were judged as being lower-to upper-middle class.
