Dr Rob Drummond

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Rob Drummond is Reader in Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is particularly interested in the ways in which spoken language varies between individuals and groups of speakers, and the role that language variation plays in the construction and performance of identity. This involves the study of accents and dialects, and the ability to measure fine phonetic differences in people's speech. Some of his recent publications include Researching Urban Youth Language and Identity (2018) and (as co-author with D. Clayton) Language Diversity and World Englishes (2018).