Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 169 pages) |
Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Dictionaries and Other Collections Consulted -- THEMES -- Human Appearance -- General -- Ugliness -- Hair -- Eyes -- Skin -- Mouth and Teeth -- Height -- Size -- Thinness -- Legs -- Clothes -- Voice -- Hearing -- Human Age -- Youth -- Old Age -- Death -- Health -- Character -- Laziness -- Dishonesty -- Cunning -- Avarice -- Arrogance -- Obstinacy -- Innocence -- Eccentricity -- Intelligence -- Certainty -- Assurance -- Futility -- Worth -- Uncertainty |
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Foolishness and MistakesMood -- Happiness -- Misery -- Anxiety -- Shock -- Irritation -- Anger and Contempt -- Exclamations -- Social Life -- Solitude -- Company -- Bad Manners -- Talking -- Silence -- Chatter -- Smooth -- Arguments -- Nonsense Greetings -- Nonsense Replies -- Nonsense Farewells -- Food -- Hunger -- Eating -- Drink -- Thirst -- Drunkenness -- Bedtime and Rising -- Work -- Hard Work -- Busyness -- Money -- Thrift -- Poverty -- Farming and Fishing -- Weather -- Thunder -- Rain -- Storm and Cold |
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DarknessFine Weather -- Physical Properties -- Age of Objects -- Ease of Job -- Tightness -- Touch -- Heat -- Dimensions -- Locations -- Speed -- Miscellaneous -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y |
Summary |
A long-awaited companion volume to Pratt's Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, this delightful collection includes more than 1,000 proverbs, folk sayings, and catchphrases characteristic of the speech and attitudes of Prince Edward Islanders |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
English language -- Dialects -- Prince Edward Island
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Vocabulary.
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English language -- Dialects
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SUBJECT |
Prince Edward Island -- Quotations, maxims, etc
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Subject |
Prince Edward Island
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Quotations
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Burke, Scott
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Pratt, T. K. (Terry Kenneth), 1943-
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LC no. |
98209478 |
ISBN |
9781442664821 |
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1442664827 |
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0802009204 |
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9780802009203 |
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