Geordie accent to be studied at Newcastle University in 'celebration of diversity'

Newcastle University is holding an unfastened time to place varieties of the Geordie dialect - made fashionable by stars similar Ant and Dec and Jimmy Nail - and make an audio archive

Hadaway man! A assemblage has launched a survey into the Geordie accent to observe its diversity.

Stars similar Sting, Ant and Dec, Alan Shearer and Jimmy Nail person helped to marque Geordie 1 of the astir fashionable accents successful Britain. Now Newcastle University is holding an unfastened time to place varieties of the dialect and make an audio archive. Phonetics lecturer Dr Cong Zhang said: “We are looking astatine the accent heard successful Newcastle and dialects from Sunderland and North and South Tyneside.

“We privation radical to beryllium alert of the affluent diverseness and observe that.” Language experts are seeking views connected determination stereotypes to spot if they are partially driven by the mode we speak.

Dr Zhang, 36, from Tianjin successful China, said: “I came to Newcastle successful 2011 and astatine archetypal recovered the accent precise hard to understand. But it feels to maine similar a precise nice, precise welcoming dialect.

“I ever wanted to larn much astir it. Everyone likes rainbows due to the fact that of their affluent colours and it should beryllium the aforesaid with dialects.” The event, “Wey aye, man: Think you cognize a North-East accent erstwhile you perceive one?” is portion of a Festival of Social Science. It is connected this Saturday astatine Farrell Centre, Newcastle.

Wey aye, however to talk similar a Bobby dazzler

Howay man: This operation means galore things depending connected the tone. It could mean “hurry up” oregon “get disconnected it”.

Wey aye man: Or simply “wey aye”, is an excited mode of saying “yes, of course”.

Pet: A word of endearment, utilized successful the aforesaid mode arsenic “dear” oregon “my love”.

Makem: A autochthonal of Sunderland. From “mack ‘em” (make them) successful shipbuilding. Not ever a word of endearment.

Gadgie: An aged man.

Radgie: A peculiarly assertive person.

Bobby dazzler: Something oregon idiosyncratic excellent.

Bait: Packed luncheon for work, spot besides clamming: hungry.

Bonnie: Good looking.

Hadaway (man): This tin beryllium utilized to explicit disbelief.

Canny: Nice.