This book, first published in 1933, examines the dialect of the people of Byers Green in County Durham. Orton explores the possible reasons behind why the dialect has signs of external influences, and the ways in which it differs to the dialects of other populations in County Durham. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.
| ISBN: | 9781138918139 |
| Publication date: | 2nd February 2017 |
| Author: | Harold Orton |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: The English Language |
| Genres: |
Dialect, slang and jargon Phonetics, phonology Sociolinguistics |