Prince Edward Island Sayings / / ed. by T.K. Pratt, Scott Burke.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• HerausgeberIn: Burke, Scott,; Pratt, T.K.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; Dictionaries and Other Collections Consulted --; Themes --; Human Appearance --; Human Age --; Health --; Character --; Intelligence --; Certainty --; Foolishness and Mistakes --; Mood --; Social Life --; Talking --; Food --; Drink --; Bedtime and Rising --; Work --; Money --; Farming and Fishing --; Weather --; Physical Properties --; Miscellaneous --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442664821; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442664821
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by T.K. Pratt, Scott Burke.

A long-awaited companion volume to T.K. Pratt's Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, this delightful collection includes more than 1,000 proverbs, folk sayings, catchphrases, and idioms characteristic of the speech and attitudes of Prince Edward Islanders. Laid out in 72 themes ranging from food and mood, to work and weather, the volume is instructive, easy to use, and entertaining.Meticulously researched, Prince Edward Island Sayings offers a unique blend of the scholarly and popular. The book features a table of themes, full cross-references, maps, and an extensive index. It is the only book of its kind for this unique part of the world.