Northern English accents becoming more similar, researchers find

Little distinction in middle-class accents from Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, say expertsNorthern accents are becoming more similar and softer as the number of educated city-dwellers rises, new research has found.Linguistic experts at the University of Manchester found evidence of a pan-regional “General Northern English” accent among middle-class northerners. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/15/northern-english-accents-becoming-more-similar-researchers-find #uk_news #manchester #leeds #sheffield #society