Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city
Pronunciation of the “happy vowel” is one of the key indicators of social class in Mancunian accents, researchers have found.
A sociolinguistic study, led by Lancaster University, found that the final vowel in words such as happy, baby, chilly and city – known to linguists as “the happy vowel” – varies clearly by social class across Manchester.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent.
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