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The disappearing dictionary : a treasury of lost English dialect words / David Crystal.

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ISBN	9781447282808 (hbk.)
ISBN	1447282809 (hbk.)
Name	Crystal, David, 1941- author.
Title	The disappearing dictionary : a treasury of lost English dialect words / David Crystal.
Published	Basingstoke, England Macmillan 2015.
Description	xx, 224 pages : maps ; 21 cm.
Summary	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 this book, 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, this book unearths some lovely old gems of the English language, dusts them down and makes them live again for a new generation.
Subjects	English language -- Dialects
Subjects	English language -- Dictionaries
Links to Related Works	Subject References: English language -- Dialects . English language -- Dictionaries . See Also: Picture dictionaries, English . Authors: Crystal, David, 1941- .