Genealogy Chat

Dear All
Can anyone point me in the direction of someone who can help re Lanacshire Dialect, I have tried the Lancs Dialect site but not much help I'm afraid.

Regards
CAROLE

Is this the site you've already used? Just though getting in touch with someone here might help:-

http://ldsociety.com/

The site gives this email address:-

[email protected]

Kath. x

Yes it was Kath but just wanted to sell me a CD!
But thank you anyway.
Carole

Have you any examples which you can post? Somebody on here might be able to help!

No Potty, I am a lancashire lass myself, I am after the history really, to add to my family history archive

Carole

Carole
There used be a book called "lanky spoken 'er" which I had years ago, which had the some of the origins of the phrases and words, e.g. "ginnel" "snicket" etc. I found it very good and amusing to look at where the words originated. Unfortunetly I lent it to a southerner friend "south of ship canal person" so he could educate himself in proper english, but alas he took himself off from gods country never to be seen again.

I miss my book terribly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leclerc

Carole,

There are a couple of dialect recordings sites (not limited to Lancs):

http://www.collectbritain(.)co.uk/collections/dialects/
Remove parentheses. Jane from Orrell is worth listening to - and
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/

what do you want to know and which area of Lancashie are you interested in
because different parts of the region have different dialects and sayings

Bren

Thanks everyone for your info, I have an excellent book as well Leclerc very similar to the one you had.
Bren, I just want the area in general not in particular and a general history, nothing too intense.
Malcolm thanks for the websites I shall have a look at those.

Many thanks

Carole