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 ...

Does tha kno't old way o' callin'? "If thee dun't, this is fer thee," claims Bradford language and dialect enthusiast Peter Keane who has been out and about across the county to find the extent to ...

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 ...

When was the last time you wore a raddy-doo? What about a bicker-bock? The answer to the first question probably depends on how fashionable you are, because in the traditional Holderness dialect, a ...

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 ...

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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 ...