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Anecdotes of the English language : chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors ; in a letter from Samuel Pegge ; to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries, London ; to which is added, a supplement to Grose's "Provincial glossary".

Title: Anecdotes of the English language : chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors ; in a letter from Samuel Pegge ; to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries, London ; to which is added, a supplement to Grose's "Provincial glossary".
Author: Pegge, Samuel, 1733-1800.
Publication: London : Printed by J.B. Nichols and Son, 1844.

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Description

xx, 410 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

English language > Dialects > England > London

Note

Includes index.
Notice of the life of Samuel Pegge: p. [vii]-xii.
Testimonials: p. [xiv]-xx.

Call Number

RNY (Pegge, S. Anecdotes of the English language. 1844)

LCCN

10030953

OCLC

2624608

Author

Pegge, Samuel, 1733-1800.

Title

Anecdotes of the English language : chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors ; in a letter from Samuel Pegge ; to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries, London ; to which is added, a supplement to Grose's "Provincial glossary".

Imprint

London : Printed by J.B. Nichols and Son, 1844.

Edition

The 3rd ed., enl. and cor. / Edited by the Rev. Henry Christmas.

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Cogswell

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Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.

Christmas, Henry, 1811-1868.

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RNY (Pegge, S. Anecdotes of the English language. 1844)

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