The disappearing dictionary : a treasury of lost English dialect words / David Crystal.
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In this book, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words tha...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In this book, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words that either provide an insight into an older way of life, or simply have an irresistible phonetic appeal. Like a mirror image of 'The Meaning of Liff' that just happens to be true, this book unearths some lovely old gems of the English language, dusts them down and makes them live again for a new generation. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2015. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 224 pages : map ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 1509801766 9781509801763 |