The dictionary of Prince Edward Island English

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Contributors
Date Recorded
1988-03-25
Date Digitized
2024
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:05:14
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction

01:30 Discussion of verbs

02:00 Discussion of slang related to nouns

02:30 Discussion of pronunciation

03:00 Discussion of how to indicate pronunciation

03:30 Discussion of alternate spellings and pronunciation

07:30 Discussion of regional labels

10:30 Discussion of frequency of word usage

13:30 Discussion of the social label of words

18:30 Discussion of synonyms

19:30 Discussion of the definition section

22:00 Discussion of citations

28:30 Discussion of the pronunciation of the word "longer"

29:00 Further discussion of citations

31:00 Discussion of the six professions common to PEI

32:00 Discussion of further sources of words in the dictionary

37:00 Discussion of citations used in the dictionary, citations not used

38:30 Discussion of editorial notes

41:00 Discussion of sourcing from other Canadian dictionaries

45:30 Discussion of Scott Burke's involvement in the dictionary

46:30 Discussion of reader involvement in developing the dictionary

47:30 Discussion of words unique to PEI

51:30 Discussion of the upstream nature of dictionaries

53:30 Question regarding a word for late-spring snowstorms

55:00 Discussion of the word 'slippy'

55:30 Discussion of sheep; further discussion of sheep storm

56:30 Question regarding other dictionaries for regional dialects of Canadian English

58:00 Discussion of the "Dictionary of Canadianisms"

58:30 Question regarding a dictionary for Irish English

59:00 Comment on a dictionary for Ontarian English
01:01:00 Question regarding the number of entries in the dictionary

01:02:00 Question regarding the publisher for the dictionary

01:02:30 Discussion of the word 'barrack'

01:03:30 Discussion of Loyalists in PEI; question on French and Acadian words

01:05:00 End of seminar