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A guide to northern English accents
There is a large variety of accents across the north of England and they range from mild to strong. In these clips, dialect coach Elspeth Morrison takes us on a tour of the main regional accents ...
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Northern accents are becoming more similar, suggests new research
The accents of educated city dwellers across the North of England are becoming more similar, according to new research from The University of Manchester. Linguistics expert Dr Patrycja Strycharczuk ...
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Can you spot a fake accent? It may depend on where you're from
People from Scotland, Ireland and north-east England are better at being able to spot a fake accent than those from the South, a study has found. Cambridge University researchers found those from ...
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Accents
One traitor has decided to "put on" a Welsh accent in the hope others will see her as more trustworthy. Researchers want to find out if people in north-east England can identify variety in local ...
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An ear for an aye – listening to England's dialect poetry
What a life! – said the wayver o’ Wellbrook. Yo – you Heawnds – hounds Dee – die Heawse – house Is mooar to the likins o’ me – is more to my taste Pickers ...
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A major feature of the ‘Manc’ accent is disappearing – but not in North Manchester
Linguistics expert Dr Maciej Baranowski wanted to find out whether there is any linguistic evidence for the popular view that the north Manchester accent sounds different from the one spoken in south ...