There’s no doubt about it. It’s his flat, short vowels and clean-cut consonants which mark out a Yorkshireman from his fellow Brits. The forebears of present-day Yorkshiremen may have come from anywhere in the world:

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Date: 2014-09-26 12:27:28 English language in England Yorkshire culture Yorkshire dialect Yorkshire American English Wool Danish language English languages Anglo-Frisian languages Germanic languages		There’s no doubt about it. It’s his flat, short vowels and clean-cut consonants which mark out a Yorkshireman from his fellow Brits. The forebears of present-day Yorkshiremen may have come from anywhere in the world: Add to Reading List Source URL: www.teachingenglish.org.uk Download Document from Source Website File Size: 53,19 KB Share Document on Facebook