These words, spoken by a ‘village dame’ entering a doctor’s waiting room, were penned in the latter half of the 19th century by author and collector of Yorkshire folklore Richard Blakeborough, who ...
When we think of speaking proper English we think of Received Pronunciation (RP) which is known as “Queen’s English” or “BBC English” - but in fact the Yorkshire dialect and phrases such as “Now then” ...
HUNDREDS of York residents have gone on record as part of a new university dialect database kept in the city. Language experts from the University of York have created the UK's first digitised ...
In fact, Rod Dimbleby is reading a story called ‘Some Gooid Luck fer t’Higginbottoms’ (Some Good Luck for the Higginbottoms) at the inaugural session of of Let’s Talk Tyke, a six-week course in ...
THE Gazette & Herald went in search of the origins of Yorkshire dialect. With the help of the Yorkshire Dialect Society's Dr Barrie Rhodes, reporter JAMES KILNER found remarkable similarities between ...
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Yorkshire should follow in the footsteps of Wales when it comes to being recognised for its own language as well as having its own governing powers, an Ilkley author said. Did you know with a Digital ...
When you meet someone new in person, one of the first things you notice is how they speak – if they speak the same language as you or have a different accent. You’ll also notice if they use different ...
Following the huge success of the Yorkshire Dialect’s Society’s “language classes” in Keighley, Brighouse and Cleckheaton, inspiring and encouraging people of the West Riding to talk, read and write ...
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