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The time of dialect use covered is, by and large, the Late Modern English period (1700–1903), [2] but given Wright's historical interest, many entries contain information on etymological precursors of dialect words in centuries as far back as Old English and Middle English.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Old English dialects" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Northumbrian Old ...
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
Older Southern American English is a diverse set of English dialects of the Southern United States spoken most widely up until the American Civil War of the 1860s, gradually transforming among its White speakers—possibly first due to postwar economy-driven migrations—up until the mid-20th century. [1]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Old English dialects (4 P) P. Pakistani English (5 C, 4 P) ... Pages in category "Dialects of English"
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Yola, more commonly and historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, is an extinct dialect of the Middle English language once spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. As such, it was probably similar to the Fingallian dialect of the Fingal area.
Perhaps around 85% of Old English words are no longer in use, but those that survived are the basic elements of Modern English vocabulary. [2] Old English is a West Germanic language, and developed out of North Sea Germanic dialects from the 5th century.