Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie

Gain an insight into the English language via one of the UK’s richest dialects: Geordie. Gain an insight into the English language via one of the UK’s richest dialects: Geordie.From George Stephenson to The Animals to Viz, the North East has long had a successful creative culture, developing alongside its industrial history.Newcastle in particular has successfully reinvented itself as a centre of the arts, while still maintaining its own regional identity. This book is the definitive guide to the most distinctive element of that identity: the Geordie dialect.This book is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in the language of the North East, and also provides a thorough examination of the general state of English, from the traditional wit and wisdom of the Geordie perspective.

• | Author: Sid Waddell
• | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• | Publication Date: Jun 02, 2008
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780007247820
• | ISBN-10: 0007247826