“Whey Aye My Good Sir”: Has Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s Accent Moved from Tyneside English to RP?

This article analyses the speech of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini (nee Tweedy, formerly Cole), henceforth “Cheryl” , who experienced rapid geographical and socioeconomic mobility between 2002 and 2014. In 2002, Cheryl was a working-class 19-year-old from Newcastle Upon Tyne, north-east England. Since the...

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Main Author: Victoria Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2016-08-01
Series:Lifespans and Styles
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Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lifespansstyles/article/view/1609