In literary contexts, most of the usage has been in either poetry or dialogue, to add "local colour". It has rarely been used for serious prose in recent times but was used much more extensively up … 展开

Until the 19th century, the West Country and its dialects were largely protected from outside influences, due to its relative geographical isolation. While standard English derives from the 展开

Owing to the West Country's agricultural history, the West Country accent has for centuries been associated with farming, and consequently with a … 展开

• M. A. Courtney; T. Q. Couch: Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall. West Cornwall, by M. A. Courtney; East Cornwall, by T. Q. Couch. London: published … 展开

Phonology
• West Country accents are rhotic like most Canadian, American, Irish and Scottish accents, … 展开

• Bristolian dialect
• Cornish dialect
• Cornish language
• Dorset dialect
• History of the English language 展开

• Sounds Familiar? – Listen to examples of regional accents and dialects from across the UK on the British Library's 'Sounds Familiar' website
• Bristol
• Cornwall
• Devon 展开