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Manchester dialect
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Manchester dialect or Manchester English, known informally as Mancunian (/mænˈkjuːniən/ man-KEW-nee-ən) or Manc, is the English accent and dialect variations native to Manchester and some of the Greater Manchester area of England. Sharing features with both Northern and West Midlands English, it is closely related to its neighbours like the Lancashire dialect and the West Riding dialect of Yorkshire.[1]
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Manchester dialect | |
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Mancunian, Manc | |
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Region | Greater Manchester |
Ethnicity | English |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | en-u-sd-gbman |
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Manchester accents are prominent in popular media via television shows such as Coronation Street and members of rock bands such as Happy Mondays, New Order, Oasis, The Fall, and The Stone Roses.[2]