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A Dialect Letter with Glossary

Trans. Devon Assoc., vol. XLV, (1913), pp. 276-301.

by

R. Pearse Chope, B.A.

Prepared by Michael Steer

The Anglo-Saxon language was widely used throughout ancient Devonshire, with even today, locals still preserving many of its accents and phrases. Over the centuries, Westcountry regional language and dialect developed into an extraordinary mixture of Anglo-Saxon with the more ancient Celtic dialects. This mélange resulting in the modern Devon dialect still proudly retained by many country people, despite the devastating cultural impact of television and radio. The paper’s author, Richard Pearse Chope was a civil servant who worked primarily in the Patent Office. He was essentially an antiquarian who became the Association President for 1926-7 and edited the Transactions between 1928-30. The Paper, from a copy of a rare journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitization of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.