Brummie dialect
E110671
Brummie dialect is the distinctive English accent and dialect associated with Birmingham and its surrounding areas in England’s West Midlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brummie dialect canonical | 1 |
| West Midlands English | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English dialect
ⓘ
regional accent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham city
West Midlands ⓘ
surface form:
West Midlands conurbation
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Black Country dialect
ⓘ
Cockney accent ⓘ Geordie accent ⓘ Received Pronunciation ⓘ Scouse accent ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName | derived from "Brummagem" or "Brum" for Birmingham ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Brummie accent ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
/ai/ diphthong often realized closer to /oi/
ⓘ
/ŋg/ realization in words like "singer" ⓘ /ʌ/ vowel often realized closer to /ʊ/ ⓘ H-dropping in some speakers ⓘ T-glottalling less common than in some other British accents ⓘ distinct intonation pattern ⓘ distinct pronunciation of "bus" and similar words ⓘ distinct pronunciation of "coat" and similar words ⓘ distinct pronunciation of "home" and similar words ⓘ flattened vowel sounds ⓘ lexical items shared with Black Country dialect but distinct overall ⓘ non-rhotic pronunciation ⓘ strong local identity marker ⓘ use of rising intonation in statements by some speakers ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
non-standard past tense forms in some speakers
ⓘ
use of "yow" or "you" variants in informal speech ⓘ use of double negatives in some speakers ⓘ |
| hasLexicalItem |
"bab" as a term of endearment
ⓘ
"bostin'" meaning "very good" (shared with wider West Midlands usage) ⓘ "cob" for bread roll ⓘ "is it" used as a general tag or response ⓘ "our kid" for younger sibling or close younger relative ⓘ "ta-ra" meaning "goodbye" ⓘ |
| influencedBy | historical Midlands English varieties ⓘ |
| influences | local identity in Birmingham ⓘ |
| language | English language ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
industrial Midlands accent
ⓘ
working-class accent ⓘ |
| region |
Birmingham
ⓘ
England ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Birmingham
ⓘ
Solihull ⓘ parts of the Black Country ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
media representations of Birmingham
ⓘ
sociolinguistic studies in the UK ⓘ |
| usedBy |
residents of Birmingham
ⓘ
some commuters in the West Midlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Midlands English