Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore
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Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore surveys dialects rather than giving a detailed account of any one dialect, as the preface explains in describing the scope of the work. A visit to a village inn near Skipton in Yorkshire brings a landlord's confident assumption that visitors who know London will know his brother.
The account of country visits recommends being able to understand and respect the dialect as an immense advantage for the enjoyment of a stay in a country village. The collection of dialect sayings describes a person living beyond his means as grazing beyond his tether, and an undecided person as going between the oak and the rind.
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- Author
- Elizabeth Mary Wright
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- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
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