Northern Vernacular

  • Adam Lenz
The concept of this project originated when I realised that different regions of the UK use different vernacular slang. Being from the North, a lot of the different students I have met sometimes struggled to understand some of the phrases I use, so I decided to produce a publication collecting and explaining some of these northern terms. In addition, I also wanted to illustrate some of the phrases and words to give the book a playful style and make it easier to understand.

The phrases have been selected from different regions of the North, including Chorley, Manchester, Wigan, Newcastle, Yorkshire and Liverpool. Furthermore, to help arrange the publication I have placed the collection in sections, relating to the genre of the phrases: Food, Feelings, Taboo and General & Everyday.