Think you know your 'Ey up' from you 'Nah then'? Yorkshire is famous not just for it's rolling hills, historic towns and strong cups of brew - it is also loved for it's distinctive dialect which has ...
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 is a door a 'dower' or a 'deer'? That depends whether you're in Bilsdale or Helmsley according to Paul, Eva and Doreen, three of the people we talked to for BBC Voices. Paul is a member of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
I thoroughly enjoyed Charlotte Ambrose’s article about York (Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-What? My surprising things about life in York, March 26). As a newcomer to our great city and as a budding writer, she is ...
Across Yorkshire, we have some weird and wonderful words we use in everyday conversation, but some bits of Yorkshire dialect are a little more obscure. If you consider yourself an expert in speaking ...
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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Understanding a Yorkshireman can be difficult at the best of times. But a council has added to the problem by making a mess of the regional dialect in posters for an anti-littering campaign. A ...
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 ...