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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Bragg, R. A., 1945-     Subjects     English language -- Dialects -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Provincialisms -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     Language and culture -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bragg, R. A., 1945-       by title:      Traditional Newfy ta...       by call number:      427.9718 B813t     Search the Web     Bragg, R. A., 1945-     English language -- Dialects -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Provincialisms -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     Language and culture -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.     Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.       MARC Display

Traditional Newfy talk : the first English language of North America / RA Bragg. by Bragg, R. A., 1945- Nimbus Publishing, [2015] Call #: 427.9718 B813t Subjects English language -- Dialects -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.   English language -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.   English language -- Provincialisms -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.   Language and culture -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries.   Newfoundland and Labrador -- Dictionaries. ISBN:  9781771083034 (pbk.) 1771083034 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Traditional Newfie talk : the first English language of North America Newfy talk : the first English language of North America Newfie talk : the first English language of North America Description:  142 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 19 cm. Notes:  Reprint. Originally published: [Lawrencetown, N.S.] : Far Angelus Publications, c2013. Contents:  Preface -- Newfy talking -- Small words -- Newfy talk to standard English -- Standard English to Newfy talk -- Endnotes -- Further reading. Summary:  The rich heritage of Newfoundland English, influenced by the dialects of the English, Irish, and Scottish immigrants to the province, receives well-deserved attention in this well-crafted dictionary. Author R. A. Bragg aims to elevate Newfoundland English from being thought of as mere slang or accent to a standardized language, and to preserve the heritage of North America's first English language for the future. This dictionary offers both Newfy to English and English to Newfy translations with 1,500 fully annotated entries. The dictionary is completed by usage and pronunciation guides that present a regularized language structure, as well as three maps. As this dictionary shows, traditional Newfy talk is unique, relevant, and altogether “wunnerfo.” Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 427.9718 B813t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Local History Collection 427.9718 B813t Non-circulating Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 427.9718 B813t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 427.9718 B813t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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