Dictionary of Cape Breton English [electronic resource] / William J. Davey and Richard MacKinnon
- Author:
- Davey, William J., 1944-
- Published:
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
- Physical Description:
- xlii, 275 pages : map ; 26 cm
- Additional Creators:
- MacKinnon, Richard Paul, 1957-
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- Summary:
- "Biff and whiff, baker's fog and lu'sknikn, pie social and milling frolic--these are just a few examples of the distinctive language of Cape Breton Island, where a puck is a forceful blow and a Cape Breton pork pie is filled with dates, not pork. The first regional dictionary devoted to the island's linguistic and cultural history, the Dictionary of Cape Breton English is a fascinating record of the island's rich vocabulary. Dictionary entries include supporting quotations culled from the editors' extensive interviews with Cape Bretoners and considerable study of regional variation, as well as definitions, selected pronunciations, parts of speech, variant forms, related words, sources, and notes, giving the reader in-depth information on every aspect of Cape Breton culture."--
"A substantial and long-awaited work of linguistic research that captures Cape Breton's social, economic, and cultural life through the island's language, the Dictionary of Cape Breton English can be read with interest by Backlanders, Bay byes, and those from away alike."-- - Subject(s):
- English language—Dialects—Nova Scotia—Cape Breton Island—Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
- English language—Nova Scotia—Cape Breton Island—Dictionaries
- Canadianisms—Nova Scotia—Cape Breton Island—Dictionaries
- Popular culture—Nova Scotia—Cape Breton Island—Dictionaries
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.)—Languages—Dictionaries
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781442647909 (cloth)
1442647906 (cloth)
9781442615991 (paper)
1442615990 (paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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