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The letters ng often represent /ŋɡ/ where RP has just /ŋ/ (e.g. singer as [ˈsiŋɡɐ], Birmingham as [ˈbɘ̝͗ːmiŋɡəm])—see NG-coalescence. /r/ is not pronounced except when prevocalic (followed by a vowel); the Brummie accent, as an urban accent of the West Midlands region, is characteristically non-rhotic.
West Midlands accents do not have the trap–bath split much like Northern England English, so cast is pronounced [kast] rather than the [kɑːst] pronunciation of most southern accents. The northern limit of the [ɑː] in many words crosses England from mid-Shropshire to The Wash, passing just south of Birmingham.
A specialist dialect called Pitmatic is within this group, found across the region. It includes terms specific to coal mining. Yorkshire is distinctive, having regional variants around Leeds, Bradford, Hull, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, and York. Although many Yorkshire accents sound similar, accents in areas around Hull and Middlesbrough are ...
Presents the results of a large-scale dialect survey and hence the status of regional dialect variation, and draws comparisons with the findings of the Survey of English Dialects carried out in the first half of the twentieth century. Wales, Katie (2006). Northern English: A Social and Cultural History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
West Bromwich Baggies [90] Westhoughton Keawyeds (Cowheads, after local legend) West Kirby Wekkas West Riding of Yorkshire Wessies (in other parts of Yorkshire) Wetherby Horribles ("horrible weather") Weymouth Kimberlins (Isle of Portland name for a person from Weymouth), Weybizas (due to the wild nightlife the town has adopted) Whitehaven
Brummie is the associated adjective and demonym of Birmingham, a city of West Midlands in England. It may refer to: Anything from or related to the city of Birmingham, in particular: The people of Birmingham (see also List of people from Birmingham) The Brummie dialect of English; Birmingham Brummies, English motorcycle speedway team
1998 'Christmas in Birmingham' poster, with the Winterval logo in smaller type than the word 'Christmas' Winterval was a season of public events in Birmingham, England, organised by Birmingham City Council in each of two consecutive winters: first from 20 November to 31 December 1997, [1] and then again from mid-October 1998 to mid-January 1999.
Brummagem (/ ˈ b r ʌ m ə dʒ əm / BRUM-ə-jəm, locally [ˈbrʊmədʒəm]), and historically also Bromichan, Bremicham and many similar variants, is the local name for the city of Birmingham, England, and the dialect associated with it.