The maps presented in this volume, first published in 1987, are based on the material of the Survey of English Dialects which was collected from over 300 localities between 1948 and 1961. The 200 word and sound maps included in this title will lead the reader into the fascinating world of the dialects of the different regions of England. This book will be of interest to students of English language and linguistics.
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The county boundaries to 1974, as used in the Survey of English Dialects.
The county boundaries after 1974, as used in the Word Maps.
Word Maps
Map 1: ACHE (to …)
WARK is derived from Old English and was no doubt reinforced in northern localities by a similar form from Old Norse.
Map 2: ACTIVE (child)
Other terms recorded include frim, brave, litty, pert, upstrigolous and wiggy-arsed.
Map 3: ADDER
Note that there are places in the Midlands and East Anglia where no words for adder were recorded, probably because the adder is less commonly found there. ADDER is seen to be the most common term and is frequently found in areas where VIPER is the main form. ETHER rhymes with heather.
Map 4: AFRAID
FRIGHTENED is found widely in all areas.
Map 5: AGO (a week …)
Map 6: AGREE (… with someone)
Map 7: ALWAYS
Map 8: AMONG
Map 9: AMONG
oo is the short vowel as in put.
Map 10: APRIL FOOL
GOWK is derived from the Old Norse word for ‘cuckoo’.
Map 11: ARM
Three different types of r occur:
(i) | with tongue pulled back and tip curled up (South West and southwest Midlands) |
(ii) | with tongue flat and top curled back (Lancashire/Yorkshire and Kent) |
(iii) | ‘throaty’, the ‘Northumberland burr’ (North East) |
Southeast Wales has the Standard pronunciation without r
For varieties of r, see also Map 51.
Map 12: ARMPIT
The Old English Northern dialect word OXTER remains dominant in the northernmost counties. In those a...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Word Map Names and Numbers
- Terms Used
- Key to Pronunciation
- Introduction
- Maps
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Following up your Interest in Dialect
- Index of Vocabulary Maps
- Index of Pronunciation Maps
- General Index
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