Mancunians: Where Do We Start, Where Do I Begin

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The speech of the city of Manchester has never been the subject of an in-depth study. However, starting in September 2019, a team at Manchester Metropolitan University under Rob Drummond has been investigating accents, dialects and identities across Greater Manchester, with an "Accent Van" travelling around the area to interview residents. Results are due in Spring 2022. [10] [ needs update] Speaking on BBC Radio Manchester on 25 March 2021, Rob Drummond said that the area had a particularly broad range of dialects as a result of migrations of people from different areas of the country and the world to specific locations in the area. [11] Prior to modern times, the early dialectologist Alexander John Ellis included the city in his survey of English speech and placed most of Greater Manchester (excluding the Bolton and Wigan areas) in his 21st dialect district, which also included north-west Derbyshire. [12] In the 1982 textbook Accents of English, John C. Wells made some comments on the Manchester dialect, which he described as being "extremely similar" to the dialect of Leeds. [13] His proposed criteria for distinguishing the two are that Mancunians avoid NG-coalescence, so singer /ˈsɪŋɡə/ rhymes with finger /ˈfɪŋɡə/ and king, ring, sing etc. all end with a hard /ɡ/ sound ( /ˈkɪŋɡ, ˈrɪŋɡ, ˈsɪŋɡ/), and also that Leeds residents employ "Yorkshire assimilation", by which voiced consonants change into voiceless consonants in words such as Bradford /ˈbratfəd/, subcommittee /ˈsʊpkəmɪtɪ/ and frogspawn /ˈfrɒkspɔːn/. [13] Throughout the 19th century and for most of the 20th century, speech in Manchester was considered part of the Lancashire dialect. Many of the Lancashire dialect poets of the 19th century came from Manchester and the surrounding area. [14] In the early 20th century, the Manchester Ballads featured Lancashire dialect extensively. [15] As many traditional features of the Lancashire dialect have died out in Manchester, the city has been seen by some in recent years as having a separate dialect. In Peter Trudgill's book The Dialects of England, it was classified as part of the "Northwest Midlands" dialect region. [16] Fitzgerald, Todd (5 August 2015). "Scally or posh? Accent map shows what people think about the way YOU talk". Manchester Evening News. Tom Bloxham MBE is chair and founder of the award-winning regeneration company Urban Splash, and founding chair of Manchester International Festival. Andy Mitten is a journalist and author. He founded the best-selling United We Stand fanzine at the age of fifteen. He has interviewed over 500 footballers, past and present, and his work has taken him to over 100 countries. Born and bred in Manchester, he divides his time between his city of birth and Barcelona, Spain.

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Nolan is no newbie to the Manchester scene. He is based in Manchester and was a lecturer at Salford University. The story follows Alex, a woman who likes to believe she has it all but who is on the cusp of losing many important things in her life. This book has a memoir element to it but it also teaches some political and social history as well.Aziz Ibrahim is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses, and their former vocalist Ian Brown, in whose band he regularly performs. Jim White is a journalist, who has worked for the Independent, the Guardian, and the Telegraph, writing mainly about sport. As well as extensive broadcasting, he has written twelve books. From his work life to his music and cultural interests David Haslam is well-equipped for providing readers with a book on the pop cult city.

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Though today Manchester is fresh, vibrant and well worth a visit, the 1950s was a time when the city was recovering from the devastation of World War II, finances were low and emotions were high. Before 2013 Jabez Clegg used to be a well-known student night spot and beer hall. Much to the disappointment of regulars it was closed after being sold to the university. From the iconic 1960s to the late 1990s, Haslam showcases the dominant artists of the day and the fanfare that surrounds many iconic British musicians. This is certainly not a traditional romance novel, instead this is a book that highlights one boy’s love for Madonna. Turton, Danielle (2017), "Categorical or gradient? An ultrasound investigation of /l/-darkening and vocalization in varieties of English", Laboratory Phonology, 8 (1), doi: 10.5334/labphon.35The play does nothing to make you want to visit Manchester being set in a dreary flat in a rundown area.