A Contribution to an Essex Dialect Dictionary (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Edward Gepp

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330396839 ISBN 13 : 9781330396834

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover a living snapshot of Essex speech with this dialect dictionary. This reference gathers authentic local words, forms, and uses, offering a window into how people talked in Essex and surrounding regions. It blends definitional notes with sample phrases, adding context through grammar discussions and practical appendices.

This edition presents entries, addenda, and a clear, accessible grammar that explain how dialect words fit into everyday speech. It roots language in place, showing how dialect words evolve and how readers can recognize the patterns that shape regional talk. The book is a useful resource for readers curious about language, culture, and local history.

• Clear entries and practical notes that show how Essex dialect is used in conversation


• Examples and explanations that connect words to everyday speech and tradition


• Notes on spelling, pronunciation, and grammatical behavior within dialect


• Context on place names, regional terms, and how dialects relate to standard English

Ideal for readers of regional language, linguistics enthusiasts, and anyone curious about Essex culture and history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When aD ialect Dictionary is constructed for a county or a district, the usual plan, I believe, is for a general editor to gather contributions from correspondents representing all parts pf the area, and to compile what he gets. Here is one modest contribution forE ssex, in advance, representing in a measure the dialect and colloquial speech of a small district. It is the outcome of seventeen years observation in three contiguous parishes. High Easter, Felsted, and Little Dunmow, with slight additions from other neighbouring parishes. So far as it goes, the attempt may claim to represent Essex speech proper, the mid-county dialect, which is less tainted with alien forms than the speech of the northern, southern, and western parts, where East A nglian, Kent and London, and Midland dialects intrude. Moreover, my chief gathering ground is a region singularly remote from railways and main roads. For instance, in the parish of High Easter, with nineteen miles of road, there is not a bit of main road. The village is five miles from the nearest railway, and that an insignificant branch line. Railways and main road traffic, beyond a doubt, have made deadly havoc of the vernacular. It is high time that some qualified person took our Essex dialect in hand, seriously and completely ;for no dabbling is of any use. The old speech, though it holds on tenaciously enough in corners, is generally shrinking under the influence of theE lementary School and of free intercommunication. It is deplorable that Essex should lack a dialect dictionary. Almost all the other counties appear to have been adequately dealt with. Essex sits forlorn. The two or three glossaries or vocabularies which have appeared from time to time are but scrappy things. Dialect is included in the scheme of the Vicioria History of the Counties of England, but theE ssex issue stopped some fifteen years ago, a
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330396839
• ISBN 13: 9781330396834
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 99
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