Yorkshire dialect

Yorkshire dialect
Native to	England
Region	Yorkshire
Ethnicity	Yorkshire British; various
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Anglic Yorkshire dialect
Early forms	Old English Middle English (Northern Middle English (North and East Riding), East Midlands Middle English (West Riding dialect))
Dialects	Traditionally divided between the West Riding, the North Riding, and East Riding dialects. Different varieties exist within the various dialects of Yorkshire, shaped by geography & culture.
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Location of Yorkshire within England
Coordinates: 54°N 2°W / 54°N 2°W / 54; -2
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An example of a male speaker from Leeds (Damien Hirst).

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An example of a male speaker from Bradford (David Hockney).

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An example of a male speaker from modern-day South Yorkshire (Lord John Prescott).

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Yorkshire dialect (also known as Broad Yorkshire, Tyke, Yorkie, or Yorkshire English) is a geographic grouping of several dialects of English spoken in the Yorkshire region of Northern England.^[1] The varieties have roots in Old English and are influenced to a greater extent by Old Norse than Standard English is. Yorkshire experienced drastic dialect levelling in the 20th century, eroding many traditional features, though variation and even innovations persist, at both the regional and sub-regional levels.^[2][3] Organisations such as the Yorkshire Dialect Society and the East Riding Dialect Society exist to promote the survival of the more traditional features.^[4]

The dialects have been represented in classic works of literature such as Wuthering Heights, Nicholas Nickleby and The Secret Garden, and linguists have documented variations of the dialects since the 19th century. In the mid-20th century, the Survey of English Dialects collected dozens of recordings of authentic Yorkshire dialects.