The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words
Language: English
Published by Pan Macmillan, 2015
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A beautiful gift book that collects together brilliantly quirky English dialect words, before they disappear for ever.
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- Title
- The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words
- Author
- David Crystal
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1447282809
- ISBN 13
- 9781447282808
fubsy [adjective, Lancashire] Plump, in a nice sort of way.
squinch [noun, Devon] A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'.
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. Here, 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. The Disappearing Dictionary 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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