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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Cover ; Copyright page ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Scope of the Dictionary; Collection; Selection: Evidence and Distinctiveness; Semantic Domains of the Terms Defined; Presentation of Dictionary Entries; Headnote; Definition; Citations; Dictionary List; Language Notes; Intended Audience; Abbreviations; Abbreviations of Dictionaries Cited in the Dictionary of Cape Breton English; Abbreviations Used in the Dictionary of Cape Breton English; Pronunciation Guide; Settlement History of Cape Breton Island; DICTIONARY OF CAPE BRETON ENGLISH; Works Consulted. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Dialects -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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English language -- Dialects. |
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Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island. |
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Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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English language -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries.
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English language. |
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Dictionaries.
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Canadianisms -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries.
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Canadianisms. |
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Popular culture -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries.
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Popular culture. |
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Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Languages -- Dictionaries.
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Canadianisms (English) -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- Dictionaries. |
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Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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Controlled vocabularies.
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Controlled vocabularies.
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| Added Author |
MacKinnon, Richard Paul, 1957- compiler, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781442647909 1442647906 (OCoLC)926742797 |
| ISBN |
9781442669499 (electronic book) |
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1442669497 (electronic book) |
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9781442647909 |
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1442647906 |
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9781442615991 |
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1442615990 |
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