Amanda Seyfried nails the 1700s Manchester accent in The Testament of Ann Lee – a linguist explains how we know

Imagine time-travelling to Manchester, England in the late 1700s. What do you think people would sound like? That’s the challenge facing Amanda Seyfried in The Testament of Ann Lee: portraying a ...
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Do YOU know your Scouse from your Geordie? Study reveals the UK's hardest accents to understand – with the Essex drawl at the top of the list

From the approachable Geordie twang to the instantly recognisable Edinburgh lilt, the UK is home to some of the most distinctive accents in the world. Now, experts have revealed which accents are the ...
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Amanda Seyfried nails bits of the 1700s Manchester accent in The Testament of Ann Lee – a linguist explains how we know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine time-travelling to Manchester, England in the late 1700s. What do you think people would sound like? That’s the challenge ...
The Conversation

Amanda Seyfried nails bits of the 1700s Manchester accent in The Testament of Ann Lee – a linguist explains how we know

Danielle Turton has received funding from The Leverhulme Trust. That’s the challenge facing Amanda Seyfried in The Testament of Ann Lee: portraying a working-class Mancunian accent from three ...