Geordie

by Katarzyna Korzeń and

Laura Koperniak
What even is Geordie?
An accent,

a language,

People.

https://www.redbubble.com/i/metal-print/Geordie-Dialect-British-Newcastle-Dialect-by-
HiddenVerb/54368950.0JXQP
Why Geordie?
Theory no. 1 - Geordie lamp
Theory no. 2 - George Stephenson
Theory no. 3 - George I
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Where is Geordie?

https://cdn.britannica.com/58/100858-050-74C815A9/Newcastle-upon-Tyne-England.jpg
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Newcastle
Nightlife Food

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Newcastle Beer Festival

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https://newcastlemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/beer-2-scaled.jpg
Newcastle United F.C.

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Geordie Stereotypes
● friendly
● unsophisticated
● uneducated
● fanatical football supporters
● they like beer and smoking cigarettes

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Famous speakers
Sting Ant & Dec

Jimmy Nail

https://www.antanddec.com/news/view/britain-got-talent-needs-you

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/
jimmy_nail
Features
● linking r is dropped
● inserted v sounds
● ɪŋ➡ən
VIDEO LINK
● glottalisation of p, t, k

● diphthongs
○ ɑu, aɪ
○ əʊ, eɪ

● no FOOT-STRUT split
Words, phrases and expressions
VIDEO LINK
sources
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/geordie.html?fbclid=IwAR1igFgEJ2
5xU5tNkEdofwqo1zKvYfzVri7-_oAXtVk0NbAqWMqjGnOSjEE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/northeast/series7/geordie_dialect.shtml

https://youtu.be/NIxGER57M-M?si=YI7LnJr6J9yNi3iY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne

https://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/c.php?g=130223&p=850379

https://geordiedialectsite.wordpress.com/features/
Thank you!