Simon Roper

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I am a filmmaker, dialect coach, and maker of YouTube videos mostly relating to historical linguistics and filmmaking. Professional correspondence can be sen...

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The 17(ish) Vowels of Shakespeare's London

Freedom of the Press (2026) - Camcorder Short Film

Does English Really Have 20 Vowels

Can Films Ever Look Natural

What The Word 'What' Says About Your Accent

Does ChatGPT Know About Historical Linguistics

'Shout at Cancer' - Speech After Laryngectomy

How Far Back Can You Understand Northern English

From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue

What did Dickensian Cockney Accents Sound Like

Did People Notice the Great Vowel Shift

English and Polish Some Surprising Cognates

Natural 1940s London Speech

Why Do Shakespearean Accents 'Sound Irish'

How Were These 'Shakespeare-isms' Actually Used

A Reconstructed Anecdote in 1390s Middle English

A Chat with Dr Geoff Lindsey

Speech, Senses and Cognition LSD in the 1960s

'The Mystery of the Romans' 2025 Full Film

A Naturalistic Court Discussion from 1685

Naturalism In Defence of 'Boring' Films

Is There No Morality without Consciousness

Could Northern (Anglo-)English be Older than Southern (Anglo-)English

The Mystery of the Romans FILM TRAILER

Were British Accents Invented in the 1700s A 'Deep Dive'

Some Vowel Mergers and Splits in English

Neutral Monism - A Little Critique

What Can We Know about Shakespeare's Own Accent

Reading the Lord's Prayer in English, 1124 - 2024

Learn Old English through story (w. Dr. Colin Gorrie)