Voices of Manchester

Rob Drummond, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, talks to Michael about the ways people talk in Greater Manchester. They discuss which areas are seen as more 'Lancashire' or more 'Manc' in their speech, and what is known as the 'happy vowel.' Plus they dissect the accents of celebrities such as the Gallagher Brothers, Gary Neville and Sara Cox.

Rob's project can be found here: https://explore.manchestervoices.org/

Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven, in partnership with the Open University