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The spoken English language in Northern England has been shaped by the region's history of settlement and migration, and today encompasses a group of related accents and dialects known as Northern England English (or, simply, Northern (English) in the United Kingdom).
Jun 2, 2016 · If it sounds like a different language, it’s probably because it is. Who needs Queen’s English when you’ve got northern English? Here are 19 words and phrases everyone from the north will know… Meaning: Food. Usage: Just nipping the chippy for some scran? Meaning: Moody person Usage: Cheer up buggerlugs, scran’s on the way.
But what is ‘northern English’, exactly? If we ignore any sociolinguistic variation within the north, and try to concentrate just on a traditional, regional definition of a ‘dialect’, we run into problems. What land mass corresponds to the area in which northern English is spoken?
England. (2011 census) [1] Northern England, or the North of England, is the northern area of England. It partly corresponds to the former borders of Anglian Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik and the Brythonic Celtic Hen Ogledd kingdoms .
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.
NORTHERN ENGLISH. An occasional term for: (1) The Northumbrian DIALECT of OLD ENGLISH and its successor dialects in the North of England and in Scotland. (2) English as used in the North of England, sometimes extended to include SCOTS and SCOTTISH ENGLISH.
Sep 25, 2018 · The short-long distinction in “class” words and the “foot-strut” issue are two of the best known differences between northern and southern English accents.
