In our New Directions: Language Diversity research and resource pack, we have set up an activity that asks students to research different media articles about MLE. Below you will find the media stories about MLE that have been covered in 2016, 2022 and 2023.
2016
Queen's English to be WIPED OUT from London 'due to high levels of immigration' (Daily Express)
Laziness is killing the magnificent English language, says James Delingpole (Daily Express)
'Th' sound to vanish from English language by 2066 because of multiculturalism, say linguists (Daily Telegraph)
It's the end of the frog and toad for regional slang, says report. Sounds of 2066 report says ‘talking to machines and listening to Americans’ will kill off British accents and slang in the future. (The Guardian)
2022
Wagwan? Street Slang to be Britain's main dialect (The Telegraph)
Wagwan? Why are more and more Britons speaking Multicultural London English (The Guardian)
Wagwan with our beautiful language? (Daily Mail)
Britain would be dull if my London accent wipes out all of the others (The London Evening Standard)
The Multicultural London English dialect is 40 years old but middle class Britain is still terrified (i news)
2023
Cockney and Queen's English have all but disappeared among young people – here's what's replaced them (The Conversation)
King’s English and Cockney replaced by three new accents, study finds (The Telegraph)
Cockney and King's English becoming less common, researchers find (BBC News)
Language barrier: why even Harry has stopped speaking the king’s English (The Guardian)
