The Lancashire accent is disappearing among young people and may vanish altogether "in a few generations", a study has warned. Researchers looked at a distinctive feature of the accent, a "strong ...

The Cockney accent will disappear from London's streets within 30 years, according to new research. A study by Paul Kerswill, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Lancaster University shows the ...

Within a fortnight, my Lancashire accent was rapidly changing to a Cockney ... all newly-formed Lancaster alliances based on well-established South London ones. I, his obedient servant ...