Author: Scott DobsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Author: Scott Dobson
Author: Frank GrahamA Dictionary of North East Dialect
Author: Bill GriffithsPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458784843
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
As entertaining as it is informative, this dictionary offers records and explanations of a northern English dialect. The research presents information about words that go back as far as the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings as well as those present in today's vernacular. Ideal for anyone interested in English etymology, this reference is thorough and essential.
Geordie Accent and Tyneside English
Author: Karsten KeuchlerPublisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3640742737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Dortmund (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Northern English, language: English, abstract: What is a Geordie? Where does a Geordie live? And how does a Geordie speak and write? There have been countless debates about the definition of the term 'Geordie'. Oftentimes it has been applied to people all across the Northeast of England. In contrast to this, recent studies consider the term rather inappropriate for people living elsewhere than in Newcastle and its direct surroundings, i.e. the so-called Tyneside. Wells claims the term is to be applied to "anyone who comes from Tyneside" (Wells 1982: p. 374). However, there is hardly any evidence for either theory. The name 'Geordie' is obviously derived from the early 18th century, when the inhabitants of Newcastle supported the English kings George I and George II. Thus they had formed an opposition to Northumberland, where it was obligatory to support the Scottish Jacobite rebellions (cf. Smith 2007). What can be said without a doubt is that people living in Sunderland, not more than twenty miles south of Newcastle, would probably feel offended when being called a Geordie. They prefer the term 'Mackem' in spite of quite a number of similarities to the Geordies with regard to language. According to Andrea Simmelbauer, Tyneside English, spoken in and around Newcastle, is a dialect which is "restricted to an area which stretches some 10-12 kilometres to the north and to the south of the river Tyne"(Simmelbauer 2000: p. 27). Nonetheless, the task of a final definition of the term 'Geordie' remains and will probably remain unsolved. So what can this paper do? At least it can give an overview of the linguistic features which characterize the accent that is commonly used in Newcastle and its surroundings. This topic has been covered by a wide range of linguists not only in academic papers, but also in
Author: Patrick HoneyboneGeordies
Author: Robert CollsPublisher: Northumbria University Press
ISBN: 9781904794127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
'Geordies' is a celebration of North Eastern virtues, from the lovely countryside to the powerful cultural tradition. It covers the history and life blood of the region and looks at what makes the people of the North East what they are.
Author: Daniel SmithEnglish in Modern Times
Author: Joan C BealPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134664095
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
English in Modern Times describes the development of the English language from 1700 until 1945, and argues that it is in the course of this later modern English period that the characteristics of 'modern' English evolved. This is the first undergraduate text to cover the whole of this important period, which has been called the 'Cinderella' of English historical linguistics because of its lack of representation in scholarly literature. This book is sociohistorical in orientation, arguing that social changes in the Anglophone world need to be taken into account if we are to understand the linguistic changes that occurred during this period. Further chapters deal with changes in vocabulary, syntax and morphology and phonology and with the attempts of lexicographers, grammarians and elocutionists to arrest and control these changes by codifying the language. Unlike many earlier histories of English, 'English in Modern Times' does not define 'English' as confined to Standard (English) English, but also considers the development of extraterritorial Englishes and non-standard varieties of British English in the Later Modern period.
Alternative Histories of English
Author: Richard J. WattsPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415233569
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This book explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English showing how the standard English dialect is to the detriment of those which are non-standard or from other areas of the world.
