Author: PRATT, T. K.
Title: Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English
Description: Toronto, Univ of Toronto Press. 1988, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0802057810) Hardcover. Book, Strupac, fornenst, trappy, scriss, kippy, snool, flying axehandles, from across - these and hundreds of other colourful words and phrases give the English language as it has been spoken in Canada's smallest province a flavour all its own. T.K. Pratt makes a major scholarly contribution to the growing list of regional dictionaries that enable us to discover the rich heritage of the language as spoken throughout North America; at the same time it offers a splendid general introduction to the historical and sociological life of the island. 192p. bibliography. New/New.

Keywords: 0802057810 Prince Edward Island Language Dialect Dictionary English Language Prince Edward Island


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