Author: E. W. PrevostPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781332000791
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Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Excerpt from A Supplement to the Glossary of the Dialect of Cumberland Several words which were peculiar only on account of the dialectic pronunciation had been erroneously placed in the list pp. Xxxiv-lxxxii; these are now transferred to the glossarial part of the present volume, together with a few others from the same list which possess a special interest apart from the pronunciation; e. G. Toes, s. V. Tesa. As this Supplement 1s intended to be used in con; unction with, and not wholly independent of, the previous volume, and to avoid unnecessary repetition, a number often follows the Headword. In such a case reference must be made to the page in the earlier Glossary whereon will be found the same Headword then the connexion of the old material with new, whether consisting of variants, new localities, or illustrations not previously obtainable, will be made clear; otherwise the additions will at first sight ap pear to be irrelevant. The corrections and additions to the Preface are also paged (roman numerals), in order that the reader may the more easily make comparison if he should so desire. For more than one reason it was thought that a list of Similes current in the county would be of interest; it will be seen that whilst many are truly dialectal, others are but translations into the vernacular of those in general use. The Proverbial Sayings are quaint, and indicative of the character of the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
