Folklore of Yorkshire

Folklore of Yorkshire
Author: Kai Roberts
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0752489542

The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day. Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing them in their historical context, and considering their social and psychological function. You’ll discover Yorkshire’s holy wells and buried treasure, its boggarts, Black Dogs and fairies, and the legends behind the county’s stunning landscape. This fully illustrated book shows how the customs of the past have influenced the ways of today, while also revealing something about the nature of folklore itself, both for the tradition-bearers and those who collect it.

Language and a Sense of Place

Language and a Sense of Place
Author: Chris Montgomery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2017-05-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107098718

This book explores twenty-first century approaches to place by bringing together a range of language variation and change research.

Listening to the Past

Listening to the Past
Author: Raymond Hickey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 607
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1316867374

Audio recordings of English are available from the first half of the twentieth century and thus complement the written data sources for the recent history of the language. This book is the first to bring together a team of globally recognised scholars to document and analyse these early recordings in a single volume. Looking at examples of regional varieties of English from England, Scotland, Ireland, the USA, Canada and other anglophone countries, the volume explores both standard and vernacular varieties, and demonstrates how accents of English have changed between the late nineteenth century and the present day. The socio-phonetic examinations of the recordings will be of interest to scholars of historical linguistics, the history of the English language, language variation and change, phonetics, and phonology.

Medieval English in a Multilingual Context

Medieval English in a Multilingual Context
Author: Sara M. Pons-Sanz
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2023-11-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3031309472

This edited book examines the multilingual culture of medieval England, exploring its impact on the development of English and its textual manifestations from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book offers overviews of the state of the art of research and case studies on this subject in (sub)disciplines of linguistics including historical linguistics, onomastics, lexicology and lexicography, sociolinguistics, code-switching and language contact, and also includes contributions from literary and socio-cultural studies, material culture, and palaeography. The authors focus on the variety of languages in use in medieval Britain, including English, Old Norse, Norn, Dutch, Welsh, French, and Latin, making the argument that understanding the impact of medieval multilingualism on the development of English requires multidisiplinarity and the bringing together of different frameworks in linguistics and cultural studies to achieve more nuanced answers. This book will be of interest to academics and students of historical linguistics and medieval textual culture.

Curious Tales from West Yorkshire

Curious Tales from West Yorkshire
Author: Howard Peach
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2010-10-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0750952717

This is a charming compendium of historical oddities, curious customs and strange events from across West Yorkshire. Laid out in an easy to use A-Z format it explores a vast range of subjects, from folklore and legends to Yorkshire's strangest buildings, artefacts and memorials (including a drinker's tomb made from a beer barrel). Here also are some of Yorkshire's most eccentric characters and famous former inhabitants, and the stories behind some of the oddest events that have occurred in the county - and perhaps even in the whole of the British Isles. With countless Civil War curiosities, tragic tales and hilarious happenings, 'tha couldna mak it up!'. Richly illustrated with both modern and archive images, it will delight residents and visitors alike.