A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire

Name: A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire
Author: Wadham Pigott Williams

by Wadham Pigott Williams

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-04-28

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

English language -- Provincialisms -- England -- Somerset English language -- Dialects -- England -- Somerset

About the author

Wadham Pigott Williams

b. 1821

Best known for preserving the speech of rural Somerset, this 19th-century clergyman helped turn local dialect into a lasting record of everyday life. His work is still valued by readers interested in regional language, folklore, and the texture of English village history.

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