Somerset Dialect 3D book cover
Dialect

Somerset
Dialect

A rich collection of old Somerset words and phrases, together with anecdotes, stories, rhymes and curiosities from this distinctive West Country county.

ISBN9781902674896
Pages80
FormatPaperback
RRP£4.99
View & buy at MapsOnline
For bookshops & trade customersTrade supply through Gardners
or direct from Outstanding Map Distributors.
About the book

Old words from the West Country

Louise Maskill gathers the vivid vocabulary of traditional Somerset speech, a dialect with deep roots and a wealth of words connected with rural life, landscape, work and everyday experience.

Alongside the extensive A–Z are anecdotes, stories, rhymes and curiosities collected from historical sources and local tradition, helping preserve expressions that are increasingly disappearing from everyday use.

Inside the book

Words, traditions and Somerset life

History, traditions & customs page⌕

History, traditions & customs

Stories and traditions reveal the county background in which Somerset dialect developed and survived.

Stories & folklore page⌕

Stories & folklore

Local tales and ballads preserve both the language and the distinctive character of Somerset communities.

Cider & agriculture page⌕

Cider & agriculture

Apple growing, cider making and rural work are inseparable from Somerset history, culture and vocabulary.