The Craven Dialect, Exemplified in a Dialogue Between Farmer Giles and His Neighbour Bridget
Author(s):
[Carr, Rev William]
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| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 4 - 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Printed by J Tasker |
| Publication Year: | 1834 |
| Publication Place: | Skipton, Yorkshire, UK |
| SKU: | 003803 |
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| Categories: | Words, Writing, Grammar and Languages |
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Words, Writing, Grammar and Languages
64pp, black and white engraved frontispiece. Pamphlet in a later binding of orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and call number on spine (lightly rubbed at edges). Spotted text block edges. Previous owner's stamp on front paste down that has also blemished end paper, number stamped top corner. Significant foxing to prelim pages. 16mo. Early study of the dialect of the Deanery of Craven, in the West Riding, enlarged from its original edition a decade earlier, with an extensive glossary. Written by 'A native of Craven', later identified as Rev William Carr.
Keywords:
Dialect
Yorkshire
Craven
Carr
Words
Language
Regional Dialect
West Riding
