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Make sure your voice becomes part of our language landscape. By taking part in our interactive surveys you'll be giving us an insight into how we speak and sign today.

Word map  
  Tell us about the words you use with our interactive word map. Some of your entries will be used to map dialect variation across the UK. (Duration: from 5 mins onwards)
Find out what you've said so far...
 
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How good is your ear?  
  Can you recognise accents and languages from across the British Isles? Which is hardest to guess? See how many you get right in our game. (Duration: 5-10 mins)  
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Welsh word survey  
  If you speak Welsh, take part in our word survey and help form a snapshot of dialect words currently used across Wales. Choose from multi-choice answers, or add your own words if we've missed them.  
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British Sign Language  
Did you know that signs used in Belfast are very different from those used in the Channel Islands? If you're a BSL user, tell us about the signs you use. (Duration: 15 mins or more)  


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