A New Cornish-English and English-Cornish Dictionary [Hardcover]

R. Morton Nance (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 438 pages
• Publisher: I B D Ltd; Revised edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1850220557
• ISBN-13: 978-1850220558
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,932,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars this one's for philologists, July 30, 2008

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E. Worth (Melbourne, Aus) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A New Cornish-English and English-Cornish Dictionary (Hardcover)

This is a facsimile reprint of a book originally published early in the 20th century, before the spelling and pronunciation reforms of Common Cornish, so it will look strange to anyone familiar with the modern language. It was a historically important work, citing every Cornish word known from the texts in every variant form and neologisms derived from Welsh and Breton (these are marked with an asterisk). Consequently, this dictionary is not recommended for those who only wish to be part of the modern Cornish language community, but it is a treasure-house of information for those interested in earlier phases of the language.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful contribution to the revival of Cornish, October 10, 2000

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Chris Johnson - See all my reviews

This review is from: A New Cornish-English and English-Cornish Dictionary (Hardcover)

In recent years, many languages thought dying or dead have been revived and the number of native-speakers of these languages has greatly increased, particularly among the Celtic languages of the British Isles. One of these has been the ancient and extinct language of Cornwall, thrilling for me as I may have a West Countryman or two in my family tree.

I should say at the outset that I am not a trained linguist, so I do not know if the principles undergirding this book are sound or not. But they seem to be. This dictionary will go far toward keeping Cornish alive, perhaps even extending its influence to Cornishmen on this side of the Atlantic. Highly recommended.