Dictionary of Cape Breton English - Softcover
Biff and whiff, baker’s fog and lu’sknikn, pie social and milling frolic – these are just a few examples of the distinctive language of Cape Breton Island, where a puck is a forceful blow and a Cape Breton pork pie is filled with dates, not pork.
The first regional dictionary devoted to the island’s linguistic and cultural history, the Dictionary of Cape Breton English is a fascinating record of the island’s rich vocabulary. Dictionary entries include supporting quotations culled from the editors’ extensive interviews with Cape Bretoners and considerable study of regional variation, as well as definitions, selected pronunciations, parts of speech, variant forms, related words, sources, and notes, giving the reader in-depth information on every aspect of Cape Breton culture.
A substantial and long-awaited work of linguistic research that captures Cape Breton’s social, economic, and cultural life through the island’s language, the Dictionary of Cape Breton English can be read with interest by Backlanders, Bay byes, and those from away alike.
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About the Author:
William J. Davey is a senior scholar in the Department of Languages and Letters at Cape Breton University.
Richard MacKinnon is a professor of Folklore and director of the Centre for Cape Breton Studies at Cape Breton University.
Review:
Richard MacKinnon is a professor of Folklore and director of the Centre for Cape Breton Studies at Cape Breton University.
“The Dictionary of Cape Breton English will become a staple reference in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and the Cape Breton diaspora. It constitutes a major contribution to the study of Canadian English.”
(Sandra Clarke, Department of Linguistics, Memorial University)"A most welcome addition to the study of regional lexis in Canada. This book enriches the historical perspective in Canadian English and offers readers, at long last, a point of departure into the vocabulary of Cape Breton Island.”
(Stefan Dollinger, Department of English, University of British Columbia; Department of Languages and Literatures, Gothenburg University, Sweden)"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1442615990
- ISBN 13 9781442615991
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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