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    as the Yorkshire Dialect Society and the East Riding Dialect Society exist to promote the survival of the more traditional features. The dialects have been...
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    general culture of Yorkshire, including its history and dialect. Its name is used by several institutions, for example the Royal Yorkshire Regiment of the...
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  • substantial amount of dialect, specifically Yorkshire dialect. Set in Haworth, the servant Joseph speaks in the traditional dialect of the area, which many...
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  • county in England. Yorkshire may also refer to: Yorkshire dialect East Riding of Yorkshire, a traditional division of the British county and the name...
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  • type lich. "Lyke-wake" could also be from the Norse influence on the Yorkshire dialect: the contemporary Norwegian and Swedish words for "wake" are still...
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    existed in the area. Well-known accents and dialects in the United Kingdom are Cockney, Welsh English, Yorkshire, Scouse and Scottish English; in modern Britain...
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  • Despite the decline of many traditional and distinctive features of the Yorkshire dialect, its accent is widely perceived by fellow British English speakers...
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    the linguistic drift of Yorkshire dialect is causing tha to fall into disuse; however, a measure of local pride in the dialect may be counteracting this...
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    dialect", The Times, 1 November 1962 "Dialect survey needs cash", The Times, 17 September 1969 "Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire - Survey of English Dialects...
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    On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at (category Music in Yorkshire)
    is a folk song from Yorkshire, England. It is sung in the Yorkshire dialect, and is considered the unofficial anthem of Yorkshire. It is sung to the hymn...
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