Geordie

Dialect of the Day

 The “Geordie” dialect
The Geordie dialect is a very famous
dialect of the UK because of how friendly
and difficult to understand it is for many
non-native speakers.

Geordie is spoken in a region of the North

East of England and most commonly in
Newcastle.
 Location
Newcastle is located here
 Popularity
Geordie is currently a very popular accent in
Britain due to its perception as a very friendly
accent.

Call centres (such as those who deal with

customer’s complaints) often employ staff with
a Geordie accent because of their perception as
being friendly and helpful.
 Unique Features
•do etc. the words do, to and who [i:]

•have etc. forms of the verb have – had,

has, have and having [ɛ]

•head etc.nouns such as bread and head and

adjectives such as deaf and dead [i:]

•Newcastle- stress on medial syllable, not first

syllable
 Famous Geordies
There are a few famous people with Geordie accents:

•Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okSuStGrupo

•Ant and Dec (TV presenters)

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733TnINqen8

•Cheryl Cole
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lx_ZqrK1bM
 References
How to speak like a Geordie (videojug):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sumStCchdn8

http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-
studies/geordie/vowel-sounds/

http://www.wikihow.com/Talk-Like-a-Geordie