An Historical Sketch of the Provincial Dialects of England : Illustrated By Numerous Examples
The book An Historical Sketch of the Provincial Dialects of England : Illustrated By Numerous Examples was written by author Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889 Here you can read free online of An Historical Sketch of the Provincial Dialects of England : Illustrated By Numerous Examples book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is An Historical Sketch of the Provincial Dialects of England : Illustrated By Numerous Examples a good or bad book?
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The dialect of the lower order here has frequently been noticed, as well as the peculiar countenance of the real " Bilston folk." We noticed ourselves (upon the excursion) the following: — "Thee shatn't," for "you sh'a'nt;" "thee cost'na," for "you can't;'' " thee host aff, surry, or oil mosh thoi yed fur thee," for " take yourself away, sirrah, or I'll crush your head ;" " weear bist thee ?" for " where are you ?" "in a cazulty wee loik," for "by chance;" with " thee bist, thee shonna;" "you a...re, you sha'n't." A young woman turned around to address a small child crying after her upon the thresh- 82 PEOVINCIAL DIALECTS. « old of the hovel, as she went off towards the mine, " Ah, be seized, yung'un if thee dos'n'r knoo' my bock as well as thee knoo-ast moy fee-as." Some of the better appareled, who affect a superior style, use words which they please to term " dicksunary words," such as "ease- ment, convinciated, abstimonious, timothy" (for timid). One female, in conversation with a crony at the " truck- shop" door, spoke of " Sal Johnson's aspirating her men's mind soo'a, and 'maciating his temper," and " I never seed a sentiment o' nothin' bod till it took Tum all at once't," (sentiment here used for symptom) speaking of indisposition.
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