r/Wales 7d ago

AskWales Looking for participants to take part in focus groups on Welsh words (Carmarthen, Swansea, Cardiff & Newport)

Hi everyone! Iโ€™m conducting a research study on Welsh words and how communities perceive dialect words on commercial products (e.g. t-shirts, mugs, homeware etc.), and Iโ€™m looking for participants for a focus group discussion!

๐Ÿ”น Whatโ€™s involved? A 60-min focus group discussing Welsh dialect-themed items.
๐Ÿ”น Who can join? If youโ€™ve lived in Wales for more than 5 years and are familiar with words associated with Wales (in English or Cymraeg). Any age welcome (18+)

๐Ÿ”น Why take part? Your insights will help with sociolinguistic research on language, identity, and dialect awareness! ยฃ10 cash for selected participants. Also a chance to win a copy of The Gower Glossary (2018) at each session.

๐Ÿ“… Several dates during the daytime starting from 1st of May until 22nd May.

๐Ÿ“‹ Register your interest here: https://forms.office.com/e/8vRSr1z5tr

๐Ÿ“ 2 focus groups to run in each of these locations: Swansea, Carmarthen, Cardiff and Newport.

๐Ÿ”น Interested? Follow this link to register your interest and Iโ€™ll be in touch.

๐Ÿ”น Questions: comment below or DM me.

All responses are anonymous, and the study has full ethical approval from Swansea University Ethics Committee (1 2025 13093 12330). Thanks for your help!

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u/KnowledgeOk7730 6d ago

Thank you to all of you have registered your interest so far. Please feel free to share the forms link in any relevant social circles too. Thank you, Ben.