Synopsis
Publications, Issue 2; Issue 8; Issue 18 is a scholarly bibliographical work compiled by the English Dialect Society. It provides a comprehensive catalogue of works published or existing in manuscript that illustrate the dialects of English. The volume divides into general dictionaries and works illustrating English dialects by English counties, with sections listing sources for Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland and Westmorland, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, and Wales. Introduced by an essay on the aims of the society, the book emphasizes careful evaluation of etymologies and local spelling, cautions against excessive speculative guesswork, and explains the role of word-collectors. It also documents the editors' collaboration: the first 132 pages edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat; the remainder by J. H. Nodal; with numerous acknowledgments to colleagues and patrons such as Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, Aldis Wright, and others. The work stands as a foundational reference for the study of English provincial speech in the 19th century.
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