Register - the way we speak and why.

Did you know that you can speak many different versions of your own language?

You can. We all can!

Check out the "Understanding language" page for more information on how we communicate.

Phrases and Idioms

Do you like a drink of corporation pop after taking shanks' pony?

Not sure what this means? Check out the new page for Phrases and Idioms!

Add your own phrases and sayings in the comment field.

New dialect word of the week

Check out the new dialect word of the week!

Post your comments.

Themes

Check out the new information on the Themes page: Descriptive and prescriptive language

Wirelect in the news!

Wirelect in the news!

The Warrington Guardian has published a feature on the Wirelect project in the paper copy of the newspaper.

Have a look and tell your friends!

Many thanks to the Warrington Guardian!

I do not know if it will be published in the electronic version of the Warrington Guardian. I will post the link here if/when it is published electronically.

New words posted!

Check out the latest dialect words on "Dialect word of the week".

Any opinions? Do you disagree with the definition? Post your comments!

Themes - Etymology

Wirelect has a new page - Themes

This page will contain some of the central concepts in the project, and just general information on dialects and dialectology.

This time it's the turn of Etymology, or the history of a word.

Click on the "Themes" link on the right of this post and check it out.

Dialect word of the week

Check out this week's "Dialect word of the week".

Click on the link on the right of this post. Feel free to comment.

Dialect word of the week

Check out the new page - Dialect word of the week.

Every week I will post a dialect word with a dictionary definition (if one exists), my own definition (if different from dictionary definition), an example of use, and hopefully an on-line reference of some sort.

If you use the word yourself and have any comments, or you disagree with the definition, or whatever, post your comments on the page.

How to post your comments

If you want to post a word or phrase then follow these simple instructions:

• Click on the "Your dialect words" link on the right of this blog post
• Enter the word or phrase you want to share with the community
• Select a profile from the drop-down menu (e.g. anonymous)
• Click the "Post comment" box

That's it!

Thanks for posting :-)

Wirelect - open for business!

Welcome to Wirelect!

Wirelect is a blog project dedicated to the Warrington dialect. The aim is to collect and document the Warrington dialect by crowdsourcing, that is, you the reader. The blog is open for anyone to read, but it is the aim of the project to get speakers of the Warrington dialect to sign up to the blog, and post the words and phrases that they use so that we can document the dialect.

This is just the start. Much more information and instructions will become available in the coming days and weeks.

So sign up and "mek yer voice 'erd!"