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A Glossary of Gwent English (c. 2013)

Benjamin A. Jones

Tradition Today, Volume: 11, Pages: 27 - 46

Swansea University Author: Benjamin A. Jones

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Due to Gwent’s position on the border between Wales and England, the historic region shares a hybrid identity of both Welshness and Englishness. During the age of traditional dialectology (nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century), Gwent’s Anglo-Welsh dialect was investigated twice, first...

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ISSN: 2050-0920
Published: Centre for English Traditional Heritage 2022
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