A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland (Classic Reprint) written by William Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland To the southward of this district the words and the mode of pronunciation and expression gradually merge into those of Lancashire; to the northward, into the Scotch; and to the extreme north-east, into the Northumbrian, partaking in some measure of the burr peculiar to parts of that county. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.