| Dictionary of Surrey English: A New Edition of a Glossary of Surrey Words by Granville Leveson Gower Contributor(s): Bernhardt, Karl (Editor), Davis, Graeme (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3039110810 ISBN-13: 9783039110810 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 427 |
| LCCN: 2008374733 |
| Series: Studies in Historical Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dialect of the English county of Surrey was recorded towards the end of the Victorian age by the antiquarian Granville Leveson Gower in a volume for the English Dialect Society. This present Dictionary makes available a new edition of his work, along with materials setting out the characteristics, history and current position of Surrey English. Today little remains of the traditional Surrey dialect, though those familiar with the county will nonetheless find echoes of it in the speech of many present inhabitants. In recent years the dialect has influenced the speech patterns of the Home Counties, and the new southern English standard has been influential worldwide. Surrey English has its place as one of the many distinctive forms of English worldwide, with its own unique words and forms of expression which are part of the rich heritage of the English language. |