Dr Michael Pearce has published
an article in Dialectologia et Geolinguistica which explores folk-perceptions of dialect differences within Tyne and Wear, North East England. It presents a qualitative analysis of responses to an online survey in which participants offered their descriptions of linguistic variation. Michael uses these richly detailed accounts to construct a nuanced picture of lay perceptions of linguistic variation in the region, with particular focus on perceived differences in speech between people from Sunderland and from Newcastle. The article, entitled 'Folk accounts of dialect differences in Tyne and Wear' is the latest in a
series of articles Michael has published on the folk linguistics of the region.
