The History of English Podcast

Episode 130: Dialect Dialogues

Oct 22, 2019
Exploring the regional dialects used by Geoffrey Chaucer in English literature, the contrast between southern and northern English speech, the origins of phrases like 'through thick and thin', pronunciation differences in Old and Middle English, and the use of regional dialects in medieval literature.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Regional Variations in Early English Manuscripts
03:08 • 10min
3
Southern and Northern English Speech Differences
13:34 • 13min
4
The Origins of 'Through Thick and Thin' and Pronunciation Differences
26:26 • 3min
5
Language Differences and Pronunciation in Old and Middle English
29:10 • 18min
6
Regional Dialects in Medieval Literature and the Impact of Printing Press
47:10 • 8min