As English dialects go, cockney is one of the most influential. Long considered the preserve of working-class communities in east London, it has shaped the way people speak across the country, from ...

Read the full transcript below: So basically the "roadman" dialect, well what I call roadman dialect is London, multicultural dialect, I would say. Mainly people in London, they use a certain type of ...

Yiddish is a familiar presence in contemporary English speech. Many people use or at least know the meaning of words like chutzpah (audacity), schlep (drag) or nosh (snack). These words have been ...

My city is home to many languages. It houses several mother tongues. With the largest number of foreign-born residents of any city in the world, London’s streets are filled with a fusion of languages, ...

Cockney culture has long been a proud part of London’s storied landscape, boasting its own pitter-patter dialect of rhyming slang, a cuisine of eels, pie and liquor, and even an alternative royal ...