‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds

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‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds

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 fo…

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