How to Talk Like a Local: A National Phrasebook from the author of Word Perfect - Couverture souple

Dent, Susie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099514761 ISBN 13 : 9780099514763

Editeur : Arrow, 2011

Synopsis

How to Talk Like a Local From dardledumdue, which means daydreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, this title investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions, and provides insight into the history of the English language. Full description

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Would you be bewildered if someone described you as radgy?
Do you know how to recognise a tittamatorter?
And would you understand if someone called you a culchie?

How to Talk Like a Local gathers together hundreds of words from all over the country and digs down to uncover their origins. From dardledumdue, which means day-dreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, it investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions, and provides a fascinating insight into the history of the English language.

If you're intrigued by colourful words and phrases, if you're interested in how English is really spoken, or if you simply want to find out a bit more about the development of our language, How to Talk Like a Local is irresistible - and enlightening - reading.

Revue de presse :

"It's an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers" (The Sun)

"A scattershot guide to regional British vocabulary, from "gutties" to "woollyback" and beyond" (Big Issue Scotland)

"An amenable, approachable but intelligent look at regional idiom and slang" (thebookbag.co.uk)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arrow
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099514761
• ISBN 13: 9780099514763
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256