Written in a style that is accessible and to the non-specialist, this book presents the findings of the Survey of English Dialects at Sheffield University. An introductory essay sets the work in context, both historically and linguistically. The 90 maps are divided into 3 groups, lexical (the largest section), 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.

An Atlas of English Dialects

Politics & Social Sciences

Upton, Clive

Widdowson, J.D.A.

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

Do you call it April Fools’ Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin’ Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the Backend? When you’re out of breath, do you pant, puff, pank, tift or thock?  The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of where we live, and An Atlas of English Dialects shows the reader where certain words, sounds and phrases originate from and why usage varies from region to region. The Atlas includes:  ninety maps showing the regions in which particular words, phrases and pronunciations are used detailed commentaries explaining points of linguistic, historical and cultural interest explanations of linguistic terms, a bibliography for further reading and a full index.  Based on the Survey of English Dialects – the most extensive record of English regional speech – the Atlas is a fascinating and informative guide to the diversity of the English Language in England.

An Atlas of English Dialects: Region and Dialect

Routledge

Do you call it April Fools’ Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin’ Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the Backend? When you’re out of breath, do you pant, puff, pank, tift or thock? The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of where we live, and An Atlas of English Dialects shows the reader where certain words, sounds and phrases originate from and why usage varies from region to region. The Atlas includes: <ul>
<li>ninety maps showing the regions in which particular words, phrases and pronunciations are used</li> <li>detailed commentaries explaining points of linguistic, historical and cultural interest</li> <li>explanations of linguistic terms, a bibliography for further reading and a full index.</li>
</ul> Based on the Survey of English Dialects – the most extensive record of English regional speech – the Atlas is a fascinating and informative guide to the diversity of the English Language in England.

Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore): The Resilience of the Oral Tradition (Routledge Library Editions: Folklore)

This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.

Halpert, Herbert

This volume is a collection of folk culture in the Newfoundland. It explores and documents the linguistic and folkloristic traditions, dialect, mumming traditions, and narratives of Newfoundland culture. The volume is meant for a general academic readership.

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An Atlas of English Dialects

An Atlas of English Dialects: Region and Dialect

An Atlas of English Dialects

Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore): The Resilience of the Oral Tradition (Routledge Library Editions: Folklore)

Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore): The Resilience of the Oral Tradition (Routledge Library Editions: Folklore)