It means Yorkshire’s glorious ­dialect is under threat – and at this rate we could say tarra to it within 45 years, as slang and pronunciation from the South become more common. But now retired German ...
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Yorkshire dialect expert Dr Barrie Rhodes tells us about the fate of dialects and why we speak like we do. He also recites a poem for us. Grace Shaw talks to Dr Barrie M Rhodes, published linguist and ...
Alongside English and foreign language lessons, Yorkshire dialect could be on the school curriculum too if the oldest society of its kind in the world gets its way. “This is a part of our cultural ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Yorkshire dialect, with it's unique words, phrases and pronunciations has roots in Old Norse, Old English - and even a little ...
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 ...
What's tha laikin at? Put wood in t'oil. I'm starved 'ere. It's not a foreign language, and it's not a snippet from the 1980s children's drama Jonny Briggs. Although the storyline would have ...
The Guardian attends a session of the six-week course Let’s Talk Tyke! on a drizzly morning in Keighley “Mek thisen at ‘ome, lass,” says Rod Dimbleby, shortly after the Guardian arrives at his ...
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The BBC Voices project celebrates and explores the diverse languages, dialects and accents of the UK. Read on for more about the Yorkshire dialect. The Yorkshire dialect is particularly distinctive ...