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Northern English is a group of dialects of the English language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
. It includes the North East England
North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley....
 dialects, which is similar in some respects to Scots
Scots language

Scots or Lowland Scots refers to the Germanic Variety derived from Middle English spoken in parts of Lowland Scotland, Northern Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland....
. Among the other dialects are Cumbrian, Tyke (Yorkshire dialect) and Scouse. Northern English shows Viking influence because the area was all north of the Danelaw
Danelaw

The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , is a historical name given to the part of Great Britain in which the laws of the "Danes" dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons....
. Norwegian has had a greater impact on most northern dialects than Danish, but the East Riding of Yorkshire has been influenced more by Danish.






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Northern English is a group of dialects of the English language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
. It includes the North East England
North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley....
 dialects, which is similar in some respects to Scots
Scots language

Scots or Lowland Scots refers to the Germanic Variety derived from Middle English spoken in parts of Lowland Scotland, Northern Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland....
. Among the other dialects are Cumbrian, Tyke (Yorkshire dialect) and Scouse. Northern English shows Viking influence because the area was all north of the Danelaw
Danelaw

The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , is a historical name given to the part of Great Britain in which the laws of the "Danes" dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons....
. Norwegian has had a greater impact on most northern dialects than Danish, but the East Riding of Yorkshire has been influenced more by Danish. There are also Irish influences on accents at Liverpool, Birkenhead and Middlesbrough. Northern English is one of the major groupings of British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
 dialects; other major groupings include for East Anglian English
East Anglian English

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, Midlands English and Southern English.

Northern English contains:
  • Cumbrian dialect
    Cumbrian dialect

    File:Cumb.svgThe Cumbrian dialect is a local dialect spoken in Cumbria in northern England. As in any county, there is a gradual drift in accent towards its neighbours....
  • Geordie
    Geordie

    Geordie is a List of regional nicknames for a person from the Tyneside region of England, or the name of the dialect of English language spoken by these people....
     (spoken in the Newcastle upon Tyne
    Newcastle upon Tyne

    Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
    /Greater Tyneside
    Tyneside

    Tyneside is a conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. It includes Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Hebburn, Jarrow, North Shields, and South Shields — all settlements on the banks of the River Tyne, England....
     area)
  • Lancashire
    Lancashire dialect and accent

    Lancashire dialect and accent refers to the vernacular speech in Lancashire, one of the counties of England. Simon Elmes' book Talking for Britain said that Lancashire dialect is now much less common than it once was, but it is not yet extinct....
  • Mackem
    Mackem

    Mackem is a term that refers to the accent, dialect and people of the Wearside area, or more specifically Sunderland, a city in North East England....
     (spoken in Sunderland
    Sunderland

    Sunderland is a city in Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly a county borough but now forms part of the City of Sunderland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear....
    /Wearside
    Wearside

    Wearside is an unrecognised conurbation in North East England, mostly referring to the City of Sunderland, but also including parts of County Durham including Seaham....
    )
  • Pitmatic
    Pitmatic

    Pitmatic is a dialect of English language used in the Counties of England of Northumberland and County Durham in England. It developed as a separate dialect from Northumbrian and Geordie due to the specialised terms used by mining in the local coal pits....
     (two variations, one spoken in the former mining communities of County Durham
    County Durham

    County Durham is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in North East England England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the county is the town of Darlington....
     and the other in Northumberland
    Northumberland

    Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...
    )
  • Scouse
    Scouse

    File:Mersey.svgScouse is the accent and dialect of English language found in the city of Liverpool, and in some adjoining urban areas of Merseyside, mainly The Wirral, often known as woolyback or posh scouse, due to several differences in speech patterns and pronunciation, but also in the new town areas of Runcorn and Skelmersdale....
     (spoken in Liverpool
    Liverpool

    Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
     with variations as far as North Wales
    North Wales

    File:North Wales .pngNorth Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England....
    )
  • Tyke
    Yorkshire dialect and accent

    File:EnglandYorkshireHumber.pngThe Yorkshire dialect refers to the varieties of English language used in the Northern England Historic counties of England of Yorkshire....
     (spoken in Yorkshire
    Yorkshire

    Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
    )
  • Manc
    Manc

    Manc, short for Mancunian, is the word used to describe people from the city of Manchester and the district's accent.It is claimed that the accent has subconsciously changed the way people from other regions speak through television with the popular soap Coronation Street and through music with many bands from the district including Oasis ,...
     (spoken in Manchester
    Manchester

    Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
     and Greater Manchester.
In some areas, it can be noticed that dialects and phrases can vary greatly within regions too. For example, the Lancashire dialect has many sub-dialects and varies noticeably from town to town. Even within as little as 5 miles there can be an identifiable change in accent. The Yorkshire Dialect Society has always separated West Riding dialect from that in the North and East ridings.

A common feature of most Northern English accents is the absence of the vowel, for which the vowel is substituted. This has led to Northern England being described "Oop North".

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See also

  • Northern subject rule
    Northern subject rule

    The Northern Subject Rule is a grammatical pattern inherited from Middle English. Present tense verbs may take the verbal -s suffix, except when they are directly adjacent to one of the personal pronouns I, you, we, or they as their subject....