• The committee was formed in October 1894 at Joseph Wright's suggestion, and the Yorkshire Dialect Society was founded in 1897.
  • (Hello, here is a guide to proper Yorkshire dialect). You’ll learn both funny and old Yorkshire sayings, quotes, and proverbs.
  • Though it is impossible to cover all dialecticisms (cf. glossary by Rawling [3]), some typical phrases can give insight into the Yorkshire dialect.
  • In the following pages, the convention of the Yorkshire Dialect Society is used; i.e. reference is made to the old administrative areas of the North, East and...
  • The language and dialect of Yorkshire is truly something to behold. I always knew it was special, but moving to Copenhagen has really made that much more...
  • These features are most likely to make people think “Yorkshire” when they hear them, or if they wish to affect Yorkshire dialect they will employ these features.
  • As you might expect, there is no single Yorkshire Dialect but, rather, a variety of speech patterns across the region. What passes for “Yorkshire” in most people’s...
  • The vagaries of the Yorkshire Dialect are many and various, but there exists a band of enthusiasts (Colloquially known as Tykes) who are determined to see it...
  • Vowels Features of Northern English in Yorkshire dialect: The FOOT-STRUT split does not happen in the Yorkshire dialect, as in all Northern dialects.