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Yorkshire Dialect Examples

Vocabulary comparison of Yorkshire dialects, c. 1900

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The following pronunciations come from Wright's A Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill and Cowling's The Dialect of Hackness, as introduced in the previous section.

Standard lexical sets

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Lexical setWest Riding dialect (Windhill)North Riding dialect (Hackness)
LOT, CLOTH, NURSE, bird, burn, etc. [əː] [ɔ]
TRAP, BATH, black, chap, etc. [a] [ɑ]
FACE, name, rain, say, etc. [eə] [ɛə], sometimes [iə]
GOAT, go, stone, hole, etc. [ʊə] [uə]
FLEECE spelled ⟨ee⟩ (tree, seed, see, etc.) [iː] [ɪj]
FLEECE spelled ⟨ea⟩ (clean, cheat, leaf, etc.) [ɪə] [iə]
PRICE before a voiced consonant (rise, time, strive, etc.) [aɪ] [ɑː]
PRICE in other environments, including before a voiceless consonant other than /t/ (rice, type, spy, etc.) [aɪ] [ɛɪ]


Examples of West Riding Yorkshire dialect

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The following samples come from the English Dialect Society's 1892 Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill, mostly following its narrow phonetic spellings, though with certain symbols updated to align with modern International Phonetic Association conventions, such as short ⟨e⟩ rendered as [ɛ], short ⟨i⟩ as [ɪ], short ⟨u⟩ as [ʊ], etc. and standardised IPA symbols for all consonants.

West Riding dialect (Windhill), c. 1892[1]Standard English
I met 'im every day, and 'e were very ɡooid.[a mɛr ɪm ˈɪvrɪ dɛə, ən ɪ wə ˈvarɪ ɡuɪd.][2]I met him every day, and he was very good.
I (th)ink thou can go when thou'rt ready. Can thou do-it?[a (θ)ɪŋk ða kŋ gʊə wɛn tət ˈrɛdɪ. ˈkantə dɪʊt?][3]I think you can go when you're ready. Can you do it?
Well as I were saying, shoo'd tell you 'ow, where, and when she foun't'drunken 'ound 'at she calls 'er 'usban'.[wɛl əz a wə sɛ(ə)ɪn, ʃuːd tɛl jə aː, wɪə(r), ən wɛn ʃə fanˈdːrʊkŋ aːnd ət ʃə kɔəlz ər ˈʊzbn.][3]Well as I was saying, she would tell you how, where, and when she found the drunken hound that she calls her husband.
You see now 'at I'm right about that little lass comin fro't'school yonder. Shoo's goin down t'rooad there through t'red gate o't'left'and side o' t'way. Siure eniff, t'barns's goin' straight up to t'door o't'wreng 'ouse.[jə siː naː ət ɪm rɛɪt ə'baːt ðat ˈlɪtl las ˈkʊmɪn frətˈskuɪl ˈjɒndə(r). shʊz gu(ə)ɪn daːnˈtrʊəd ðɪə θrɪʊˈtrɛd geət əˈtlɛftand saɪd əˈtwɛə. sɪʊər ɪˈnɪf tbaːnz gʊən strɛɪt ʊp tə dːuer əˈtrɛŋ aːs][4]You see now that I'm right about that little girl coming from the school over there. She's going down the road there through the red gate at the lefthand side of the way. Sure enough the child's gone straight up to the door of the wrong house.
They don't call it tough wark for nowt. Tuesday's been my weshin day over these six year back or more. I awlus put t'tloaze to steep t'neet afore an' get up at five o'tlock i't'mornin.[ðə dʊənt kɔəl ɪt tʊf waːk fə nɒʊt. ˈtɪʊzdəz biːn maɪ ˈwɛʃɪn dɛə ˈɔwə ðɪəz sɪks ɪə bak ə mʊə(r). a ˈɔləz pʊˈtːlʊəz tə stiːp ˈtniːt əˈfʊə(r), ən gɛt ʊp ət faɪv əˈtlɒk ɪˈtmɔənɪn][5]They don't call it tough work for nothing. Tuesday's been my washing day for (over) these six years back or more. I always put the clothes to steep the night before and get up at five o'clock in the morning.
I s'pose I've as mitch reit to 'ing my dishclots up as tha has to 'ing thine. So get back into t'ouse wi' thee.[a spʊəz av əz mɪtʃ rɛɪt tə ɪŋ maɪ ˈdɪʃtlɒts ʊp əz ðaː (h)ɛz tə ɪŋ ðaɪn. sʊə gɛt ɪntəˈtaːs wɪ ðə][6]I suppose I've as much right to hang my dishcloths up as you have to hang yours. So get back into the house (with you).
I could hardly believe me awn een. Shoo sharted that I were tresh threw t'key'oil in't'winda.a kəd ˈaːdlɪ bəˈliːv mɪ ɔən ɪən. ʃʊ ˈʃaːtəd (ð)t a wə trɛʃ θrɪʊˈtkɛɪ.ɔɪl ɪnˈtwɪndə][7]I could hardly believe my own eyes. She shouted that I was trash threw the key-hole in the window.
I doan't knaw what t'man did wi't. Uz at's done so mitch for him may goa to t' dogs for owt he cares .[a dʊənt nɔə wɒˈtːman dɪd wɪt. ʊz əts dʊn sə mɪtʃ fɒr ɪm mə ɡuə tə dːɒɡz fər ɒʊt iː kɛəz]I don't know what the man did with it. We who have done so much for him may go to the dogs for aught (anything) he cares.
Shoo were that badly ageean whol they thowt shoo'd never mend.[ʃuː wə ðat ˈbadlɪ əˈɡɪən wɒl ðə θɒʊt ʃəd nɪvə mɛnd]She was so ill again that they thought she would never get better.

Examples of North Riding Yorkshire dialect

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The following samples come from Cambridge Press's 1915 Dialect of Hackness, mostly following its narrow phonetic spellings, though with certain symbols updated to align with modern International Phonetic Association conventions, such as short ⟨i⟩ rendered as [ɪ] and short ⟨u⟩ as [ʊ].

North Riding dialect (Hackness), c. 1915[8]Standard English
I's gyin when I's weel enough.[ɑz gɑɪn wen ɑz wɪjɫ ɪˈniəf][9]I'm going when I'm well enough.
They took 'er and carried 'er i't'ouse iv a fit.[ðə tɪʊk əɹ ən ˈkɑɹɪd əɹ ɪˈtʊws ɪv ə fɪt][10]They took her and arried her into the house in a fit.
Gif thou'd've telled 'im, 'e'd've comed.[gɪf ˈðʊwdə teɫd ɪm, ˈɪdə kʊmd][10]If you would have told him, he would have come.
Thou know I's a chap 'at likes sense, same as thy father.[ðʊw nɔːz ɑz ə tʃɑp ət ɫɛɪks sens, siəm əz ðɪ ˈfɛəðə(ɹ)][11]You know I'm a man that likes sense (logic), the same as your father.
The moral o' this tale is 'at neäbody ought to think 'issen better nor other folk, an mak fun on 'em.[tmoɹɫ ə ðɪs tiəɫ ɪz ɑt ˈniəbodɪ ɔut tɪ θɪŋk ɪzˈsen ˈbet̪ə nəɹ ˈʊðə fɔuk ən mɑk fʊn on əm][12]The moral of this tale is that nobody ought to think himself better than other folk, and make fun of them.
Is't better nor I ever thought? Nay, it's wor.[ɪst ˈbet̪ə nəɹ ɑ ɪvə θɔut? niə, ɪts wɑɹ][13]Is it better than I ever thought? No, it's worse.
She were allus even wiv 'im when 'e cam to t'top or t'bottom o't'field.[ʃɪ wəɹ 'ɔːɫəs 'ɪjvn wɪv ɪm wen ɪ kɑm tit'top ɔːt'bodm ət'fɪjɫd][14]She was always even with him when he came to the top or the bottom of the field.
I's nut quite fit. I 'ate to deä things iv a great desper't' 'urry. I sal just gang away yam and ev a bite, and I'll meet thee up 'ere iv about 'alf an hour. Thou 'asn't been out for a walk wi' me sin a deän't know t'time when.[ɑz nʊt kwɛɪt fɪt. ɑ ɛət tɪ diə θɪŋz ɪv ə gɹiət 'despət 'oɹɪ. ɑ sɫ dʒʊst gɑn əˈwɛə jɑm, ən ev ə beit, ən ɑɫ mɪjt ðɪj ʊp iəɹ ɪv ə'bʊwt ɔːf ən uər. ðʊw eznt bɪjn ʊwt fəɹ ə wɔːk wɪ mɪj sɪn ɑ diənt nɔːt'tɑːm wen.][15]I'm not quite ready. I hate to do things in a great desperate hurry. I shall just go (away) home and have a bite, and I'll meet you (up) here in about half an hour. You haven't been out for a walk with me since I don't know when (I-don't-know-the-time-when).
  1. ↑ Wright, Joseph (1892). A grammar of the dialect of Windhill, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. University of California Libraries. London, Pub. for the English dialect society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co.
  2. ↑ Wright (1892), pp. 3–11, 88.
  3. 1 2 Wright (1892), pp. 3–11, 160.
  4. ↑ Wright (1892), pp. 3–11, 174–175.
  5. ↑ Wright (1892), pp. 3–11, 176–177.
  6. ↑ Wright (1892), pp. 3–11, 179–181.
  7. ↑ Wright (1892), pp. 3–11, 181–183.
  8. ↑ Cowling, George Herbert (1915). The dialect of Hackness, north-east Yorkshire; with original specimens, and a word-list. Robarts - University of Toronto. Cambridge University Press.
  9. ↑ Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 80.
  10. 1 2 Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 81.
  11. ↑ Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 82.
  12. ↑ Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 170–171.
  13. ↑ Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 87.
  14. ↑ Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 169–171.
  15. ↑ Cowling (1915), pp. 2–9, 166–167.
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