ðɪs ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn jˈɔːɹkʃɚz kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ænd lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk hˈɪstɚɹi wʌz təbi ʌv pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ˈɪntɹɛst tə wˈʌn ʌv mˈʊɹmənz stˈuːdənts æt lˈiːdz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ðə pˈoʊɪt, nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst ænd ˈɑːɹt kɹˈɪɾɪk hˈɜːbɚt ɹˈiːd.
This interest in Yorkshire's cultural and linguistic history was to be of particular interest to one of Moorman's students at Leeds University, the poet, novelist and art critic Herbert Read.