Dictionary of Newfoundland English
by G.M. Story
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The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English". The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, and to the seventeenth to the nineteenth century immigrants show more chiefly from south-eastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant spellings. Moreover, each definition is succeeded by an all-important quotation of usage which illustrates the typical context in which word is used. This well-researched, impressive work of scholarship illustrates how words and phrases have evolved and are used in everyday speech and writing in a specific geographical area. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is one of the most important, comprehensive and thorough works dealing with Newfoundland. Its publication, a great addition to Newfoundlandia, Canadiana and lexicography, provides more than a regional lexicon. In fact, this entertaining and delightful book presents a panoramic view of the social, cultural and natural history, as well as the geography and economics, of the quintessential lifestyle of one of Canada's oldest European-settled areas. This second edition contains a Supplement offering approximately 1500 new or expanded entries, an increase of more than 30 per cent over the first edition. Besides new words, the Supplement includes modified and additional senses of old words and fresh derivations and usages. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1982 (first edition) (first edition); 1990 (second edition) (second edition)
- Important places
- Newfoundland, Canada
- First words
- Preface
The Dictionary which is now presented to the public is part of a plan conceived at Memorial University more than two decades ago by members of the Department of English in which the languages (especially the Englis... (show all)h language), the place- and family-names, and the folklore of Newfoundland were to be subjected to a scrutiny worthy of their importance for Newfoundlanders and their interest to others in the English-speaking world. - Blurbers
- Gwynn, Sandra; Chambers, Jack; Freed, Kenneth; Howard, Philip
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- Genres
- Reference, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 427.9718 — Language English & Old English languages Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of English Geographic variations Geographic variations in North America Canada
- LCC
- PE3245 .N48 .D5 — Language and Literature English language English Dialects. Provincialisms, etc.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
