An Atlas of English DialectsBased on findings of the Survey of English Dialects at Sheffield University, this book presents the results of an extensive survey into dialect in the twentieth century. Differences in vocabulary between regions have always interested general readers as well as academics and this book has beenwritten in a style that is accessible and to the non-specialist, as well as providing useful material for language specialists, students and academics. An introductory essay sets the work in context, both historically and linguistically. The 90 maps are divided into 3 groups, lexical (the largestsection), phonological, and grammatical; detailed commentaries provide clear and accessible information on the linguistic, historical and cultural significance of words. Indexes aid the reader in identifying technical linguistic terms, and help locate information. |
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accent areas ARMHOLE ARMPIT BACKTEETH BACKWARD BACKWARD BACKWARDS BAIRN BLISTER British English BROW BUTTY CHILD CLIM Cornwall derived Devon dialect words Dialects of England Dorset DOUBLETEETH early Elizabeth Wright English Dialects English Grammar example FOREHEAD FORWARDS FORWARD FORWARD GORSE GRAMP GRANDAD GRINDERS GYPSY Joseph and Elizabeth Lancashire language late Lincolnshire lish long oo meaning Middle English period Modern English MOLARS non-standard dialects non-standard speakers non-standard speech non-standard word North Northern England Northumberland Old English Old English period Old English word Old French Old Norse origin Oxford English Dictionary plural Received Pronunciation recorded refer rhoticity seventeenth century short oo Shorter Oxford English Shropshire sixteenth century Somerset South-west southern spelling spelt standard dialect Standard English Standard English word standard word Survey of English survival Trudgill tyooz uh-i variant variety verb Viking vowel sound West Midlands whilst widely Wiltshire words mapped words recorded WORKMATE Yorkshire