This volume is concerned with one of the few thorough-going Labovian studies carried out in Britain. Based on a survey of over hundred randomly selected informants from the towns of Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield, it deals first with the methodology employed, and then sketches some aspects of the ‘traditional’ dialects of the area before describing a large number of variables. Other non-standard features encountered during the survey are described, since these too are part of the changing patterns of speech in West Yorkshire. The final chapter draws a distinction between ‘dialect’ and ‘accent’ which is slightly different from that generally employed, and suggests that while ‘dialect’ features seem to have declined under the pressure of the standard language, ‘accent’ still persists as a social differentiator.

This landscape study of the rock-art of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire, considers views of and from the sites. In an attempt to understand the rock-art landscapes of prehistory the study considered the environment of the moor and its archaeology along with the ethnography from the whole circumpolar region.

Managing Industrial Decline examines the dramatic decline of the British coal industry through the lens of comparative business history, challenging the prevailing belief that the industry's decline was due primarily to global economic factors and instead demonstrating that entrepreneurial failings of individual coal firms contributed significantly to the problem. Through a comparative analysis of company histories, Dintenfass shows how the full range of business operations at British coal firms, including labor management policies, technological choices, and marketing practices, affected their performance. The histories of individual firms demonstrate that the managements could improve productivity, increase sale prices, and sustain profitability, even as the coal trade succumbed to cyclical depression and secular decline. According to Dintenfass, comparisons between the individual firms and the regional coal industries to which they belonged show that neighboring firms were slow to introduce the modest innovations that the successful firms pioneered. Since there were few barriers to the implementation of these strategies, it appears that Britain's coal masters miscalculated their costs and benefits, contributing to the problem by failing to adopt inexpensive and accessible second-best solutions to production and commercial problems. Managing Industrial Decline, breaks new ground in the field of business history and restores entrepreneurship to its proper place in the analysis of industrial decline.

The definitive guide to special needs education in the UK, fully revised and updated for this new edition.Special needs provision has changed rapidly in recent years, as awareness of different conditions has grown. An increasing emphasis on the importance of meeting the individual, often complex, needs of each child has meant that finding the right school is increasingly complicated for parents and their supporting professionals.Schools for Special Needs explains the system and the application/selection processes involved, and offers parents comprehensive independent advice on all the important areas. It offers authoritative and practical advice on how to identify the need for special education and how to make the right choices. With details of over 2000 establishments and guidance from experts in all sectors of special education, this book is an indispensable aid to all those (professionals and laypeople) investigating the legal and practical aspects of ensuring suitable educational provision for children and young people at all stages of education.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Two London girls visit Jamaica for a holiday and for romance. Babs wants to know if her romance with Passion, a guy from last year, is for keeps. Anisha is there for different reasons, but she isn't saying what they are – yet. Off Camera was performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, 27 June - 12 July, 2003, and was winner of the Alfred Fagon Prize.

This guide to preparatory and junior schools for 2010 provides parents with basic facts on some 1500 establishments throughout the UK.

Walks of 2 to 10 miles in every corner of Britain.