An Anthology of West Riding Dialect Verse.
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Gwen Wade’s selection of verses representative of the West Riding dialect from the 1940s to the 60s.
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Gwen Wade’s selection of verses representative of the West Riding dialect from the 1940s to the 60s.
As her preface explains, previous anthologies dealt with the whole of Yorkshire, whereas the set of volumes produced at this time each took a Riding for exploration of the dialect and accent of the region.
61 examples of verses Sel;ected for their merit, their language, and also, intriguingly, for their suitability for reading aloud.
As in the other companion publications, there is some information on pronunciation, and brief notes regarding the authors.
The 2nd part of the set, which consists of
A Cleveland Anthology
An Anthology of West Riding Dialect Verse
An East Yorkshire Anthology
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