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The Ancient Language, and the Dialect of Cornwall, with an Enlarged Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words: Also an Appendix, Containing a List of ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) - Softcover

Jago, Frederick W. P.

 
9781108071666: The Ancient Language, and the Dialect of Cornwall, with an Enlarged Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words: Also an Appendix, Containing a List of ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics)

Synopsis

Published in 1882, this fascinating annotated glossary of the Cornish dialect of English illuminates Cornwall's history, literature and culture.

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This glossary contains around 3,700 words in the Cornish dialect of English as spoken up to the time of its publication in 1882. Frederick W. P. Jago (1817–92) also presents a history of Cornish and the Cornish dialect, and the life of Dolly Pentreath, the last native speaker of Cornish.

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