by Susie Dent · Arrow · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099514763
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«How to Talk Like a Local: From Cockney to Geordie» is Susie Dent's guide to British dialects (Arrow, paperback, 256 pages, in English).
The work compiles hundreds of regional words and expressions from across the UK, from Cockney slang to Geordie, and traces their origins. Examples: dardledumdue, daydreamer in East Anglia; forkin robbins, earwigs in Yorkshire, and clemt, hungry in Lancashire; a sample of dialectal richness and the evolution of English.
Edition published in 2011.
Recommended for lexicography enthusiasts and those who enjoy British English regionalisms.
Susan Dent is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992. She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a post-watershed comedy version of the show.
