10/09/2013 EastEnders turning Glaswegians Cockney says TV study
Published: 10 September 2013
Researchers looking at how television viewing can lead to accent changes have claimed Glaswegian fans of EastEnders are picking up Cockney dialect. Linguists at Glasgow University said the study proved that actively watching TV could speed up language change.
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Watching television can be a factor in accent change
BBC- EastEnders turning Glaswegians Cockney says TV study
First published: 10 September 2013