Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition by Kirwin, W.J. [Editor]; Story, G. M. [Editor]; Widdowson, J.D.A. [Editor]; - 1990-11-01

University of Toronto Press. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0802068197 . Tight unmarked book in bright coveres sunned on spine. ; 9.7 X 7.1 X 1.6 inches; 847 pages .

University of Toronto Press. Very Good+. 1990. Softcover. 0802068197 . Tight unmarked book in lightly rubbed covers. ; 9.7 X 7.1 X 1.6 inches; 847 pages .

Downsview, Ontario, Canada: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1990. Trade paperback in very good condition.. 2nd Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1990. Softcover. pp. lxxvii, 770. Thick Royla 8vo. Illustrated covers. Black-and-white maps, illustrations, diagrams. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English". The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, and to the seventeenth to the nineteenth century immigrants chiefly from south-eastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant… Read More

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 1990-11-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Univ of Toronto Pr, 1990. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 847 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.50 inches.