?Abackabeyont, bait-poke, cracket, drucken, etten, fettle, guissie pigs, hoy, inbye, jowl, kist, lonnin, marra, nyen, plote, queen-cat, reckling, skinch, tew, upcast, vine, willok, yem, zookers!? If you enjoy finding out about dialect words ? how and where and when they were used ? and where they came from ? this is the best guide to help you explore the world of North East dialect. Until the 20th century, dialect was a marker of economic, social and cultural change. We know that the North East maritime connections with the Dutch led to the introduction of many 'new' words. The Scottish influence of the keelmen (fisherman) on the Tyne and their effect on local language was much more radical. Although the Tyneside dialect and identity and this way of speaking is fast waning, the popularity of discovering this language and dialect shows there is still a great interest in the languages and dialect of the past. AUTHOR: The late Bill Griffiths was a poet, scholar, archivist, pianist, historian as well as a champion of the North East, its people and heritage. Born in Middlesex, he read history before graduating in 1969. Bill ran his own independent press and published political pamphlets and essays on the arts and poetry. After gaining a PhD in Old English he left London and settled in Seaham where he embraced the northern way of life. SELLING POINTS: . A complete dictionary of the North East Dialect compiled over many years of research, for people interested in dialect and language from UK and overseas as well as locals to the North East of England . Other titles in the series include Stotty 'n' Spice Cake: Stories and traditional recipes of North East Cooking and Pitmatic: Stories and the Talk of the North East Coalfield
