Rick Aschmann, a professional linguist, has created a comprehensive analysis of "North American English Dialects, Based on ...

Gabriella Swerling is Social and Religious Affairs Editor for The Telegraph. She specialises in uncovering abuses of power, and reporting on major events that have shaped current affairs. She was ...

Conditions in rural England around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers. Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images If you need to hit a nail, what ...

When you meet someone new in person, one of the first things you notice is how they speak – if they speak the same language as you or have a different accent. You’ll also notice if they use different ...

A British Library collection of regional words and phrases shows that language is still evolving. If you’re shilpit, you’ll be able to shuck on your dead ronking kecks as far as your oxters. It could ...

This was a question I should really have anticipated, but it took me by surprise. I had just talked to a packed marquee at the 2018 Hay Festival about why dialects of English are of such enduring ...

Does modern Yorkshire still boast a distinctive dialect? Rod McPhee got some answers from Professor Clive Upton of the Yorkshire Dialect Society. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire ...