Dialect Collection

The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Governor of Schopfheim, plate seven from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen... 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Governor of Schopfheim, plate seven from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Carbuncle, plate two from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Carbuncle, plate two from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

On a Grave, plate nine from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
On a Grave, plate nine from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Carbuncle, plate one from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Carbuncle, plate one from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

Ghost on the Kandern Road, plate six from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen... 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
Ghost on the Kandern Road, plate six from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Signpost, plate ten from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Signpost, plate ten from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Governor of Schopfheim, plate eight from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen... 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Governor of Schopfheim, plate eight from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Carbuncle, plate three from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Carbuncle, plate three from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

Hans and Verene, plate five from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
Hans and Verene, plate five from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Little Witch, plate four from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Little Witch, plate four from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

Charter (Fragments)
Charter recording a mortgage for a house, cut into two pieces for use as book binding material. On parchment. Text in dark brown-black ink in a gothic cursive hand

Lancashire Cotton town Knocker Up
A humourous postcard from the Lancashire Cotton Towns where knockers up were employed to waken mill workers. Notice the reference to being on strike and the caption written in Lancashire dialect Date

Girl with a Mass, Masskrug, beer mug, symbolic of Muenchner Kindl, meaning Munich child in the Bavarian German dialect
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, alcohol, alcoholic, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, badges, bavarian, bayern, beer, beer mug, beer mugs, beers, beverage, black, black-and-white, black-white

Message from Blackpool (colour litho)
7200586 Message from Blackpool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Message from Blackpool. Postcard, early 20th Century.); © Look and Learn

Message from Holland (colour litho)
7200585 Message from Holland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Message from Holland. Postcard, early 20th Century.); © Look and Learn

Old woman knitting (colour photo)
3102719 Old woman knitting (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old woman knitting. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Comic postcard, Four assorted pairs of Scottish legs, with tartan kilts and socks Date: 20th century

Scotch Menu (litho)
3643458 Scotch Menu (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotch Menu. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Carta Pisano, 1090 (ink on parchment)
3083348 Carta Pisano, 1090 (ink on parchment) by Italian School, (11th century); 28.7x19.6 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Our First Deal in Horseflesh in Manitoba (engraving)
1614805 Our First Deal in Horseflesh in Manitoba (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our First Deal in Horseflesh in Manitoba)

Devon Apple Dumpling - " Yer be a Whoopin Opple Dumplin vor ee. Now Vall to." Date: 1927

Giambattista Basile, Circa 1575-1632 Italian Author Of The Pentamerone Of Giambattista Basile From Woodcut By His Friend Jacobus Pecini Made In 1641, Engraver Nicolaus Perrey

Frontspiece Of The 1742 Bolognese Edition Of The Pentamerone Of Giambattista Basile Showing The Chiaqlira Reading The Tales To A Sewing Party

Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Clay tablet inscribed with mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Heligoland Island
Heligoland - a small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1)

Cow & Gate Snap - Oi be oop from Somerset. circa 1930s

Cornish Traditional Pasties: " Which will ee ave, a Turmut, Lickey or Tatie Pasty?" circa 1905

The Gortyn Code in Dorian dialect. 5th B. C
The Gortyn Code. Dorian writing on the wall of a Roman Odeon. 5th century B.C. Crete. Greece

Samuel Ruther. Crockett
SAMUEL RUTHERFORD CROCKETT Tireless Scottish novelist - The stickit minister, The raiders and many more - with an unfortunate tendency to write in dialect. Date: 1860 - 1914

Samuel R Crockett / V Fair
SAMUEL RUTHERFORD CROCKETT Scottish novelist who wrote in dialect Date: 1860 - 1914

Suffragette T Suffragettes in Leeds Dialect. A report on a suffragette disturbance at a meeting entirely in Leeds (Yorkshire) dialect, by TyKelet Mr

Cartoon, German arrested in the street, WW1
Cartoon showing a German arrested in the street by a policeman and a soldier, at the start of the First World War. He is protesting: But how much more times must I tell you I vas an Englishman

A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France
A Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894

Chas. H. Yale & Sidney R. Ellis present the German dialect comedian and golden voiced singer, Al. H. Wilson in a new romantic German dialect comedy, The watch on the Rhine by Sidney R. Ellis

A Professor of Languages A Language Student returns to his College, but his grasp of the vernacular of his cabby seems less that First Class as he appears to have underpaid his driver

Whale song. Waveform traces of a short burst of the sounds made by a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). These sounds are produced by moving air back and forth through body passages

Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, generally known as Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet born in Florence and author of the La Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Heligoland - The New Port. A small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1)

Chinatown, New York City, New York, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Terminal 1, Hong Kong International airport, Hong Kong, China, Asia

William Barnes, Poet
WILLIAM BARNES Anglican priest, author of poems in the Dorset dialect, eg An there vor me the apple tree do lean down low in Linden Lea

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Dialect: Unraveling the Threads of Language Across Continents" Step into the British Museum in London, England, and you'll find yourself face to face with a linguistic marvel - The Rosetta Stone. This ancient artifact, dating back to 196 BC, holds the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs and demotic script through its trilingual inscription. But dialects aren't just confined to written words. In Lancashire cotton towns during the industrial revolution, a unique profession emerged - that of a "Knocker Up. " These early morning alarm clocks would tap on workers' windows using long poles or pea shooters, ensuring they woke up for their shifts. Across Europe, dialects continue to shape cultural identities. Take Munich's coat of arms symbol - the Muenchner Kindl depicted as a girl holding a Masskrug beer mug. It represents Bavarian German dialect and embodies the spirit of Munich's rich brewing heritage since 1880. Traveling further east brings us to Greece where Mycenaean art reveals clay tablets etched with mysterious inscriptions from an ancient civilization lost in time. These writings offer glimpses into their language and culture. Meanwhile, colorful lithographs carry messages from far-flung places like Blackpool in England or Holland. They serve as visual snapshots capturing local customs and regional accents that add vibrancy to everyday life. Venturing beyond Europe's borders leads us to Xanthos in Turkey where an imposing obelisk stands tall against time's passage. Carved with intricate designs and symbols representing Lycian culture, it speaks volumes about how they can be expressed through artistic mediums. Even across oceans lies New York City during the 19th century; bustling streets filled with diverse communities speaking countless languages. Charles Ingrey's illustrations depict scenes of daily life showcasing how different cultures coexist within one metropolis while maintaining their distinct voices. And let's not forget Scotland, with its tartan kilts and proud heritage.