An EnglishCornish Dictionary by Frederick W P Jago

An EnglishCornish Dictionary by Frederick W P Jago

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Published in 1887 with the aim of promoting interest in the Cornish language, this was the first resource to provide Cornish translations for English words and phrases. Compiled by Frederick W. P. Jago (1817–92), it also contains literal translations of biblical texts, such as Genesis and the Ten Commandments.

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An EnglishCornish Dictionary by Frederick W P Jago

Published in 1887 with the aim of promoting interest in the Cornish language, this was the first resource to provide Cornish translations for English words and phrases. Compiled by Frederick W. P. Jago (181792), it also contains literal translations of biblical texts, such as Genesis and the Ten Commandments.
'This book will be of interest to students of the history of linguistics and more specifically to those studying the history of lexicography or the history of Cornish linguistics … [It] is particularly useful for searching an electronic diachronic corpus of historical Cornish' Jon Mills, The Linguist List
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ISBN 13 9781108071628
ISBN 10 1108071627
Title An EnglishCornish Dictionary
Author Frederick W P Jago
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2014-10-02
Number of pages 242
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