{"product_id":"the-disappearing-dictionary-a-treasury-of-lost-english-dialect-words-hardcover","title":"The disappearing dictionary: a treasury of lost english dialect words [hardcover]","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Disappearing Dictionary,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elinguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words that either provide an insight into an older way of life, or simply have an irresistible phonetic appeal. Like a mirror image of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Meaning of Liff\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat just happens to be true, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Disappearing Dictionary\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eunearths some lovely old gems of the English language, dusts them down and makes them live again for a New generation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edabberlick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enoun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efubsy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadjective, Lancashire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] Plump, in a nice sort of way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esquinch\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enoun, Devon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44272688529665,"sku":"2TDXNAAYP-Used","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/TheDisappearingDictionary.jpg?v=1671607150","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-disappearing-dictionary-a-treasury-of-lost-english-dialect-words-hardcover","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}