Title Dictionary of Cape Breton English / William J. Davey and Richard MacKinnon

Published Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Sample DCBE Entry -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Pronunciation Guide -- Map of Cape Breton Island -- Settlement History of Cape Breton Island -- Dictionary of Cape Breton English -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Works Consulted -- Films -- Audiotapes -- Manuscripts -- Survey Participants Emails Cited in Dictionary -- Emails Cited in Dictionary Summary "Biff and whiff, baker's fog and lu'sknikn, pie social and milling frolic--these are just a few examples of the distinctive language of Cape Breton Island, where a puck is a forceful blow and a Cape Breton pork pie is filled with dates, not pork. The first regional dictionary devoted to the island's linguistic and cultural history, the Dictionary of Cape Breton English is a fascinating record of the island's rich vocabulary. Dictionary entries include supporting quotations culled from the editors' extensive interviews with Cape Bretoners and considerable study of regional variation, as well as definitions, selected pronunciations, parts of speech, variant forms, related words, sources, and notes, giving the reader in-depth information on every aspect of Cape Breton culture."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 5, 2016) Subject English language -- Dialects -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc English language -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries Canadianisms -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries Popular culture -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Canadian. English language English language -- Dialects Canadianisms Language and languages Popular culture Sprachvariante Englisch SUBJECT Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Languages -- Dictionaries Subject Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island Genre/Form dictionaries. Dictionaries Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Dictionaries. Dictionnaires. Form Electronic book Author MacKinnon, Richard Paul, 1957- compiler, editor. ISBN 9781442669499 1442669497

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