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In the English Dialect Dictionary of 1900, Joseph Wright gave as his fourth definition of "Geordie": A man from Tyneside; a miner; a north-country collier vessel, quoting two sources from Northumberland, one from East Durham and one from Australia. The source from Durham stated: "In South Tyneside even, this name was applied to the Lower ...
"(The) Toon" – Geordie dialect meaning the Town (i.e. Newcastle) and hence the name Toon Army for supporters of the local football club. [143] Newport "The Port" – named after the Newport Docks which have been historically vital for the city and the region, and its football team who adopt the moniker. [144]
The COMMA vowel pronounced [ə] as in Received Pronunciation, unlike the rhotic Scots variant. Cf. Geordie [æ]. Most words that have the TRAP vowel are pronounced with a short /æ/ such as after, laughter, pasta. However, in the same way as the Geordie dialect, the words plaster and master are often pronounced with a long /ɑː/. This is not ...
Geordie English often uses glottal stops for t, k, and p, and has a unique form of glottalization. Additionally, there is the glottal stop as a null onset for English; in other words, it is the non-phonemic glottal stop occurring before isolated or initial vowels. Often a glottal stop happens at the beginning of vowel phonation after a silence. [1]
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.
The word has been around since the mid-19th century. Intended as a pejorative, the word is not commonly used today, though it retains that connotation. [2] [3] The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as lime-juicer, [4] later shortened to "limey", [5] and was originally used as a derogatory word for sailors in the Royal Navy.
A 19th century dialect map indicating the range of the Northumbrian burr within Northumberland and Durham. The Northumbrian burr is the distinctive uvular pronunciation of R in the traditional dialects of Northumberland, Tyneside ('Geordie'), and northern County Durham, now remaining only among speakers of rural Northumberland, excluding Tyne and Wear.
The pronunciation of moor and poor is a traditional feature of Received Pronunciation but is now associated with some old-fashioned speakers. It is generally more common in the north of England than in the south. The words cure, pure, sure may be pronounced with a triphthong [ɪuə].