Newcastle University research on North East accents

Researchers want to find out if people in north-east England can identify variety in local accents.

Scientists are looking for recognisable differences between accents from parts of the region and within the same towns and cities

Dr Cong Zhang at the University of Newcastle is holding a drop-in session on Saturday at the Farrell Centre for members of the public between 10:00 GMT and 15:00 GMT. Dr Zhang said the team predicted that people would struggle with the task, but said her friends were far more confident with their chances.

"We want to find out using authentic audio data whether people can the differences between local accents," said Dr Zhang.

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