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Durham Dialect Association

Durham Dialect Project

The Durham Dialect Project was formed in 2000 AD to promote the study and use of dialect English as spoken now and formerly in the North East.

It grew out of research into local speech and literature carried out in the mid 90s and published in North East Dialect: survey and word list (Centre for Northern Studies, University of Northumbria, 1999.

The groups project involved the use of questionnaires to research the use of dialect in the north east of England.

To study the findings of their research please look at Summary Report

The group also have their own web site, which can be found at http://www.pitmatic.co.uk

 

 

 

 

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