This was a question that I should really have anticipated, but it took me by surprise. I had just talked to a packed marquee at the 2018 Hay Festival about why dialects of English are of such enduring ...

IN THE Blue Boar, a pub so local that the landlord is surprised to hear its sign is missing, Roy Thomas picks up a text from his grandson. It contains the word “brechdanau”, meaning sandwiches. A ...

It will likely come as no surprise that the large majority of – if not all – people in Wales can speak English. While Welsh is one of the oldest living languages in Europe, English, along with Flemish ...

Dialect is one of the largest treasures of the Welsh language and needs protection for future generations. But what can we do to secure a future for Welsh dialects in Wales? The growth of Welsh-medium ...

THE distinctive “Kairdiff” accent spoken by English speakers who are natives of the capital city is directly descended from an old Welsh dialect, according to a TV programme. THE distinctive “Kairdiff ...

TEXTING and online messaging is “de-standardising” the English language for the first time since the Shakespearean era, according to the academic in charge of the largest existing archive of the Welsh ...

BANGOR, Wales (Reuters) - Dolphins living off the coast of Wales whistle, bark and groan in a different dialect from dolphins off the western coast of Ireland, scientists have discovered. Different ...

A NORTH Wales Assembly Member slated Radio 1 for describing Welsh as a dialect and not a language. A NORTH Wales Assembly Member slated Radio 1 for describing Welsh as a dialect and not a language. “I ...