Rob Drummond
@robdrummond
Professor and author. Sociolinguistics.
Last one from that BBC documentary in 1985. This is about talking to machines
Another clip from that documentary. Peter Bowles on the effect on his sense of identity of losing his Nottingham accent at drama school
Just came across this amazing documentary. Expect some more clips today!
...anyone with an interest in the way people speak (especially in Greater Manchester), and how that relates to who they are and where they live. Some very kind linguists have said some very nice things about it (thank you!), so that's gone some way to reassuring me that the book works!
I've got a new book coming out soon - Manchester Voices: Accents, Dialects and Identities - published by @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org. And right now @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off if you pre-order it! Use the code SUMMER26 today or tomorrow. #WPreorder #ManchesterVoices
It’s generally true that certain linguistic fillers (like), or speakers of those fillers (young people especially women) get singled out for criticism more than others. So maybe it’s a good thing that John Humphrys gets pointlessly irritated by everything equally? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just been sent this by an English teacher (along with a postcard with the line “Keep upsetting the Daily Mail - this means you’re doing a great job!”) 😁 I can see who sent it, but have no way of saying thank you. If you see this, then thanks very much! (Very good) book by Simon Griffin.
just checking the index proofs for the Manchester Voices book, and bizarrely this isn't a typo 😀
I do have the complete set, but some had to be moved to make room for a miniature version of me as crocheted by my daughter 😁
I did some work with the British Council for English Language Day. The result is a really nice website exploring some of the diversity in English! www.britishcouncil.org/english-lang...
That was fun. Especially nice to see @clrnance.bsky.social on screen while I was waiting to start 😁
What’s that? You’re stuck for gift ideas for a friend or relative who: a) is intrigued by accents; b) thinks some ways of speaking are better than others; d) thinks Susie Dent, David Crystal, Ian McMillan, Chris Mason, and Simon Mayo know a good book when they see it?!