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Manchester voices : accents, dialects and identities / Rob Drummond
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drummond, Rob (Linguist), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Variation.
- English language.
- English language--Spoken English.
- English language--Accents and accentuation.
- Sociolinguistics--England--Manchester.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Speech and social status--England--Manchester.
- Speech and social status.
- England.
- England--Manchester.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "Dive into the fascinating world of how people across Greater Manchester speak, and what their voices reveal about identity and belonging. This lively book follows a groundbreaking research project that explored local accents, dialects, and social meaning using perception maps, pronunciation analysis, archive recordings, and interviews conducted in a roving 'Accent Van'. Packed with real voices, it offers surprising insights into how language connects us to place, community, and culture. Each chapter highlights a different strand of the research, while reflecting on broader themes of identity, the social significance of everyday language, and the value of listening. Along the way, readers get a behind-the-scenes look at how large-scale sociolinguistic projects are designed, funded, and executed - and why they matter. Celebrating the richness and diversity of local speech, this book is a joyful, thought-provoking tribute to the voices that shape our communities"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- What's it all about?
- The perception maps
- Accent differences
- The accent van
- The archive data
- All the other bits
- The installation
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 19, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Drummond, Rob (Linguist)
- ISBN:
- 9781009518628
- 1009518623
- 9781009518642
- 100951864X
- OCLC:
- 1573115103
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000404153
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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