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| Titre : | The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words |
| Auteurs : | David Crystal |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Macmillan, 2015 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-4472-8279-2 |
| Résumé : |
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In *The Disappearing Dictionary, *linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words that either provide an insight into an older way of life, or simply have an irresistible phonetic appeal. Like a mirror image of *The Meaning of Liff *that just happens to be true, *The Disappearing Dictionary *unearths some lovely old gems of the English language, dusts them down and makes them live again for a new generation. **dabberlick** [*noun*, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?' * * * **fubsy** [*adjective, Lancashire*] Plump, in a nice sort of way. **squinch **[*noun, Devon*]**** * * * A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'. ** |
