The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words

by David Crystal

Book Overview

"dabberlick noun, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?' fubsy adjective, Lancashire] Plump, in a nice sort of way. squinch noun, Devon] A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'." Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447282809
• ISBN13: 9781447282808
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Pan MacMillan
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.