Contributions towards a glossary of the Glynne language / by a student (George William, Lord Lyttelton) ; edited by Christopher Stray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

William, George, Lord Lyttelton.

Contributor:

Stray, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Slang.

English language.

Glynn family.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Glynnese Glossary is that rare beast, a dictionary of a family language. Many families develop favourite words and phrases, giving them unique meanings based on passing events or encounters. For the most part these fade into oblivion Other the death of their users. The families of William Gladstone, several times Prime Minister of England, and of his wife Catherine Glynne, however, developed an unusually rich and persistent language; and this was recorded in the Glossary in 1851 by Gladsto...

Contents:

CONTENTS; The Glynnese Glossary: Language and Identityin Victorian Families; Family languages; Glynnese and its lexicographer; Individuals and idiosyncrasies; Gladstone in the Glossary; Baringese; Conclusion; Textual and bibliographical note; Bibliography; The Glynnese Glossary; Index

Notes:

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

The main text of this book (without introduction) first printed (for private circulation) in 1851 by John Murray, London.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-02956-8

9786612029561

1-4438-0226-3

OCLC:

821179871