English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day
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English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day discusses differences in vowels, diphthongs and intonation between dialect speech and a standard language. The text rejects a suggestion that dialects should be swept away, comparing that proposal with an attempt to suppress the waves of the sea. The account expects dialects to continue in secluded districts, while observing that they are losing much of the archaic character described as their chief value.
The discussion allows that education may profoundly modify dialects, but maintains that spoken language will continue to devise new variations and developments. The glossary defines tot as a bush or tuft of grass, winterpicks as blackthorn berries, and winter-proud as cold.
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- Walter W. Skeat
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
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