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Black Country English: A Living Time Capsule of Middle‑English Grammar
Episode 140
Published 1 week, 3 days ago
Description
In this episode we examine the Black Country dialect, its surprising retention of archaic pronouns and verb forms, and how industrial history shaped its unique phonology and lexicon—from "thou" to "bostin'", we trace how community identity and migration forged a living linguistic heritage that still speaks Middle‑English today.
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