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Dana Serditova, Kevin Tang, Jochen Steffens
The authors examine how Geordie speakers report responding to recognition difficulties and evaluate assistants speaking Newcastle English or Standard Southern British English. Interviews indicate participants said they shifted toward mainstream speech, enunciated, or slowed down; 54 of 57 believed a Geordie-speaking assistant could seem less authoritative. These findings reflect experiences and judgments, not measured speech changes or comparative recognition accuracy.
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