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1 online resource (157 pages) |
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The Glynnese Glossary: Language and Identity in Victorian Families -- Family languages -- Glynnese and its lexicographer -- Individuals and idiosyncrasies -- Gladstone in the Glossary -- Baringese -- Conclusion -- Textual and bibliographical note -- Bibliography -- The Glynnese Glossary -- Index |
| Summary |
The Glynnese Glossary is that rare beast, a dictionary of a family language. Many families develop favourite words and phrases, giving them unique meanings based on passing events or encounters. For the most part these fade into oblivion Other the death of their users. The families of William Gladstone, several times Prime Minister of England, and of his wife Catherine Glynne, however, developed an unusually rich and persistent language; and this was recorded in the Glossary in 1851 by Gladsto .. |
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Glynn family.
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Lyttelton, Sarah Spencer Lyttelton, baroness, 1787-1870
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Glynn family |
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English language -- Slang.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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English language -- Slang
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443802260 |
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1443802263 |
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