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Title Prince Edward Island sayings / edited by T.K. Pratt and Scott Burke
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 169 pages)
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
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
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
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
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Vocabulary.
English language -- Dialects
SUBJECT Prince Edward Island -- Quotations, maxims, etc
Subject Prince Edward Island
Genre/Form Electronic books
Quotations
Form Electronic book
Author Burke, Scott
Pratt, T. K. (Terry Kenneth), 1943-
LC no. 98209478
ISBN 9781442664821
1442664827
0802009204
9780802009203