Spik o'the Place by Norman Harper

Spik o'the Place by Norman Harper

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Norman Harper eavesdropped shamelessly on conversations among 90 and 19 year olds in shops, cafes, markets, public places and at parties to gather more than 1000 examples of the current patois of Northeast Scotland. Comprises words and phrases of dialect and strangulated English in use today.

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Spik o'the Place by Norman Harper

Norman Harper eavesdropped shamelessly on conversations among 90 and 19 year olds in shops, cafes, markets, public places and at parties to gather more than 1000 examples of the current patois of Northeast Scotland. Comprises words and phrases of dialect and strangulated English in use today.
Norman Harper, author of the best-selling series of Stronach stories, was one of the Press and Journal's leading weekly columnists.
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ISBN 13 9780862418342
ISBN 10 0862418348
Title Spik o'the Place
Author Norman Harper
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 1998-11-03
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.