Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city Pronunciation of the “happy vowel” is one of the key indicators of social class in Mancunian accents, researchers have found. A sociolinguistic study, led by Lancaster University, found that the fi...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/01/happy-vowel-key-indicator-social-class-manchester-accents-study)

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