Dictionary of Newfoundland English

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The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is a comprehensive reference work that records and explains the distinctive vocabulary, expressions, and usages of the English spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Dictionary of Newfoundland English canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dictionary
reference work
regional English dictionary
academicDiscipline Canadian studies
folklore studies
linguistics
aim to record and explain the distinctive vocabulary of Newfoundland and Labrador English
associatedWith Memorial University of Newfoundland
basedOn field recordings
historical written sources
oral interviews
compiler G. M. Story
J. D. A. Widdowson
W. J. Kirwin
contains headword entries
idiomatic expressions
regional place-related terms
countryOfFocus Canada
dateOfPublication 1982
editor G. M. Story
J. D. A. Widdowson
W. J. Kirwin
focusesOn distinctive vocabulary of Newfoundland and Labrador
expressions of Newfoundland and Labrador English
usages of Newfoundland and Labrador English
hasEdition second edition
hasFeature etymological information
historical citations
pronunciation information
regional usage notes
usage labels
hasOnlineVersion yes
language English
notableFor documentation of Newfoundland English vocabulary
preservation of regional speech traditions
placeOfPublication Toronto
publisher University of Toronto Press
regionOfFocus Newfoundland and Labrador
secondEditionYear 1990
subject Newfoundland English
dialectology
lexicography
timeDepth early European settlement to 20th century
usedBy folklorists
general readers interested in Newfoundland culture
historians
lexicographers
linguists

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Newfoundland English documentedIn Dictionary of Newfoundland English