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 ...

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Volunteers for the Yorkshire legs of the Tour de France have been told not to welcome people with traditional local greetings like 'love' or 'darling' in case visitors are offended. Eric Scaife from ...

Ian McMillan's adaptation of The Barber of Seville will be performed at 7.30pm on Thursday 23 November at the St George's Hall in Bradford. From Bradford Opera Festival, Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra ...

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 ...