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Dictionary of Birmingham Words and Phrases', compiled by Steve Thorne and
Carl Chinn, represents the first serious attempt to comprehensively
document the Brummagem dialect. A lecturer in English Language at the
University of Birmingham, Steve has provided the linguistic expertise
whilst Carl has brought his historical knowledge to bear. |
Proper
Brummie
Carl Chinn & Steven Thorne |
All of the
words and phrases included in the dictionary are Brummagemisms of one kind
or another, and each has been verified as such; either through
cross-referencing with dialect surveys, academic studies, existing
glossaries, or confirmation received from those who actually speak the
Brummagem dialect themselves or have heard it spoken by others. The sheer
range, diversity and expressiveness of the words and phrases included ?
from street cant, everyday idioms, betting jargon, euphemisms, Brummagem
rhyming-slang, and the lingo of market traders, to pithy proverbs, old
agricultural provincialisms, Shakespearean terminology, and the parlance
of household appraisers ? is sure to shock even those who consider
themselves to be dyed-in-the-wool Brummies. Speakers of Birmingham English
have traditionally been denied a voice; silenced; written out of history.
Now we are beginning to make ourselves heard. |
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Brum
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Carl Chinn
Meticulously researched, Brum and Brummies 3 includes
extracts from the many accounts sent to Carl by men and women who remember
the Birmingham of yesteryear. This third fully illustrated volume on the
people and places of old Birmingham will reawaken many memories. The book
is dedicated, in the author's words, to "all Brummies proud of our
city and proud of our forebears."
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Brum
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Carl Chinn
Following on the success of Vol. 1, the author has
compiled a further collection of memories on the people and paces of old
Birmingham. The book is illustrated with many previously unpublished old
photographs. |
Brum
and Brummies Vol I
Carl Chinn |
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Our
Brum Vol 3
Carl Chinn |
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 Brum Undaunted
Carl Chinn |
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Birmingham,
the Great Working City
Carl Chinn
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Birmingham:
the Great Working City
Carl Chinn
Paperback |
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Homes
for People
Carl Chinn |
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From
Little Acorns Grow: History of the West Bromwich Building Society
Carl Chinn |
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Bournville
Then and Now
Margaret A.
Broomfield, Carl Chinn |
The
Cadbury Story
Carl Chinn, Adrian
Cadbury |
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Britain's biggest industrial drama since the miners' strike began when
German car giant BMW revealed plans to carve up Rover on 16 March 2000. Less than two months later, the company's biggest plant at Longbridge
was saved by the Phoenix consortium, which pledged to maintain it as a volume car producer. Read the inside story by Carl Chinn, the community
historian who led the public campaign against BMW's plans, and Stephen Dyson, the journalist who became perhaps the closest observer of the
Rover affair. |
We
Ain't Going Away!: The Battle For Longbridge
Carl Chinn, et al |
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Poverty
Amidst Prosperity
Carl Chin |
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Winson
Green - My World
Gary Smith, Carl
Chinn |
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A
Walk Up the Green
Gary Smith, C.
Chinn |
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The
Life of William Hutton
Cathrine Hutton,
Carl Chinn (Editor) |
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The
Brummagem Air
Carl Chinn, Malcolm
Stent, Laurie Hornsby
Audio Cassette |
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Any
Road Up!
Carl Chinn, Laurie
Hornsey
Audio Cassette
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