Singing out to save the Northumbrian dialect
THE Northumbrian dialect has been celebrated in song at Morpeth. And it came as music to the ears of members of the Northumbrian Language Society. Every year it invites a … Read More
Category: Language
Morpeth Bull Inspires Songwriter
A BEEF about a bull inspired Morpeth dialect songwriter Graham Bell. A sculpture at Sanderson Arcade is a nod to the days when the town was home to one of … Read More
Dictionary Launch and Roland Bibby Lecture
Don’t miss the official launch of the dictionary by MP Ian Lavery who has a strong pitmaic accent which doesn’t hold him back! Graham Bell’s lecture explains much about that … Read More
Writing in Dialect
Have you ever tried to write in an accented voice? It’s veeerra veer deeeficult. We have a learned expectation that Dr Johnson gave us that our speech follows the spelling … Read More
Bi-lingual?
The Northumbrian Language contains words which Standard English does not. Moreover, the dialect and accent can only be expressed in print by altering the spelling of common words to better … Read More
The Witch of Edlingham
The return of the Witch! An alleged local witch who was indicted in January 1683 will make a dramatic re-appearance at The Memorial Hall, Warkworth on Wednesday 23rd February 2022. … Read More