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  1. Oct 31, 2019 · Tough, lawless and often violent, the outlook of the Anglo-Scottish borderlands profoundly shaped the culture of the southern United States.

  2. Centuries of immigration, invasion, and labour have shaped Northern England's culture, and it has retained countless distinctive accents and dialects, music, arts, and cuisine. Industrial decline in the second half of the 20th century damaged the North, leading to greater deprivation than in the South.

  3. English as spoken in the North of England has a rich social and cultural history; however it has often been neglected by historical linguists, whose research has focused largely on the development of ‘Standard English’. In this groundbreaking, alternative account of the history of English, Northern English takes centre stage for the first time.

  4. Jul 1, 2018 · The north of England is as much of a myth as a material reality. Its particular economic, political, social and geographic qualities give it a unique character, distinct from the south of...

  5. Of the role that. England's northern identities might play in the future governance of England and of the North of England in particular. To what extent can they be mobilised politically to support change? To what extent do northern.

  6. In this groundbreaking, alternative account of the history of English, Northern English takes centre stage for the first time. Emphasising its richness and variety, the book places Northern speech and culture in the context of identity, iconography, mental maps, boundaries and marginalisation.

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  8. Jan 1, 2006 · Northernness is an invention of northerners, but shaped by the constraints that are placed on their agency by the hegemonic cultural elites of the south of England. But northerners have no choice.