The Ancient Language, and the Dialect of Cornwall, with an Enlarged Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words Also an Appendix, Containing a List of Writers on Cornish Dialect, and Additional Information about Dolly Pentreath, the Last Known Person who Spoke the Ancient Cornish as her Mother Tongue
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Frontispiece
- Colophon
- Dedication
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1 Frontispiece—Portrait of Dolly Pentreath, and sketch of her Cottage at Mousehole
- 2 The Decline of the Ancient Cornish Language
- 3 The Remains of the Ancient Cornish Language
- 4 The Preface to Williams's Cornish Dictionary
- 5 Specimens of the Ancient Cornish Language
- 6 The Provincial Dialect of Cornwall
- 7 Specimens of the Cornish Provincial Dialect
- 8 Words in the Cornish Dialect compared with those found in the writings of Chaucer
- 9 Common English words in the Cornish Dialect, with Tables of them
- 10 On the Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words
- 11 The Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words
- 12 Addenda to Glossary
- 13 Curious Spelling of the Names of Drugs, &c
- 14 Explanation of the References in the Glossary
- 15 Appendix—Dolly Pentreath
- 16 Names of Writers on Cornish Dialect, &c
- ERRATA
3 - The Remains of the Ancient Cornish Language
from 1 - Frontispiece—Portrait of Dolly Pentreath, and sketch of her Cottage at Mousehole
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2016
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Frontispiece
- Colophon
- Dedication
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1 Frontispiece—Portrait of Dolly Pentreath, and sketch of her Cottage at Mousehole
- 2 The Decline of the Ancient Cornish Language
- 3 The Remains of the Ancient Cornish Language
- 4 The Preface to Williams's Cornish Dictionary
- 5 Specimens of the Ancient Cornish Language
- 6 The Provincial Dialect of Cornwall
- 7 Specimens of the Cornish Provincial Dialect
- 8 Words in the Cornish Dialect compared with those found in the writings of Chaucer
- 9 Common English words in the Cornish Dialect, with Tables of them
- 10 On the Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words
- 11 The Glossary of Cornish Provincial Words
- 12 Addenda to Glossary
- 13 Curious Spelling of the Names of Drugs, &c
- 14 Explanation of the References in the Glossary
- 15 Appendix—Dolly Pentreath
- 16 Names of Writers on Cornish Dialect, &c
- ERRATA
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- The Ancient Language, and the Dialect of Cornwall, with an Enlarged Glossary of Cornish Provincial WordsAlso an Appendix, Containing a List of Writers on Cornish Dialect, and Additional Information about Dolly Pentreath, the Last Known Person who Spoke the Ancient Cornish as her Mother Tongue, pp. 17 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1882