Talk:East Midlands English

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See Talk:Midlands English for previous discussion

[edit] Separation of West and East Midlands begins here

Since the pages regarding the Midlands have recently been split, the talk pages also need to separate. To add any comments on West Midlands English, please click the link at the top of the page to proceed back to the west midlands page.

Could Wikipedians with any comments about East Midlands English please post here from now on. Thanks. Codeye 03:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Northamptonshire English

Northampton is split in two both in the historical and dialect sense.

The Danelaw split the present county into a Viking north and a Saxon south. This is quite plainly heard, with people in the south speaking more like people from Oxfordshire or Cambridgeshire and people in the north sounding more like people from Leicestershire.

The towns are slightly different, with Corby having its distinct character and Northampton the result of migration form the home counties and London. RP, estuary English, and south Northamptonshire from the older inhabitants, are all common sounds.

When I lived in Northampton, as a child, my accent was a mix of local south Northamptonshire and RP from school friends and their migrated middle class families.Jm butler 10:38, 1 February 2007 (UTC)