Pitmatic: Talk of the North East Coal Field - Brossura

Griffiths, Bill

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1904794254 ISBN 13: 9781904794257

Casa editrice: Northumbria Univ Pr, 2007

Riassunto

More than just a gathering of mining terms, this collection is an heartfelt attempt to bring together the words spoken by miners of the North East pits and how they relate to the wider language world of the region and its literature of story and song. It brings together the pit literature?its words, jokes, stories and songs?that is fast disappearing and helps attest to the remarkable vitality of the region’s dialect as well as the inventiveness of its speakers.

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Recensione:

It is hoped the book will preserve the dialect for future generations. --BBC Breakfast News, August 2nd 2007

An exceptionally rich combination of borrowings from Old Norse, Dutch and a score of other languages with inventive usages dreamed up by the miners themselves. --The Guardian, July 30th 2007

Fills a huge gap in present day knowledge of the subject and at the same time it is an exceptional read. --Beamish Museum

An exceptionally rich combination of borrowings from Old Norse, Dutch and a score of other languages with inventive usages dreamed up by the miners themselves. --The Guardian, July 30th 2007

Fills a huge gap in present day knowledge of the subject and at the same time it is an exceptional read. --Beamish Museum

L'autore:

Bill Griffiths is the author of Northern Sinfonia and Stotty ?n’ Spice Cake.

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• Editore: Northumbria Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1904794254
• ISBN 13: 9781904794257
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 274