Dobson 1 larn yersel geordie 1969 dobson 2 histry o the geordies 1970 dobson 3 advanced geordie palaver 1970. Its about a family who realise theres 6ft missing from their living room and they look through the wall and theres a witch living there. In the 1970s, geoff gillham helped found newcastles live theatre, only to. An animated interpretation of scott dobsons comic guide to the geordie dialect, larn yersel geordie, presented in three lessons. They were also responsible for a series of recordings and theatre shows, beginning with larn yersel geordie, which attempted, not always seriously, to bring the geordie dialect to the rest of the uk.
To celebrate 10 years since the publication of the popular larn yersel geordie, the skilled animator sheila graber collaborated with. Larn yersel geordie paperback january 1, 1976 by scott dobson author visit amazons scott dobson page. Jan 27, 2003 larn yersel geordie paperback january 27, 2003 by scott dobson author. Pdf 9780946928019 larn yersel geordie download full. This book has been written with the intention of making you a fluent speaker of geordie. There is a theory the name comes from the northumberland and durham coal mines. Due to the covid19 pandemic, our despatch and delivery times are taking a little longer than normal. A humorous look at the geordie dialect written by scott dobson. Larn yersel geordie by scott dobson, 9780946928019, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This was followed up by several more books in the series. Music track invented and performed by brenda orwin. Larn yersel geordie paperback january 1, 1976 by scott dobson author. A humorous conversion of english to geordie, a dialect of. In another more recently recorded video, mr hogg is seen reading a comedy monologue based on the wellknown childrens story the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, by c.
Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at. Jun 12, 2012 larn yersel infocreated by sheila to celebrate 10 years of the best selling book by geordie legend scott dobson. The videos have triggered a flood of comments from online viewers. Pdf 9780946928019 larn yersel geordie download full pdf. Rogers profanisaurus a dictionary of swearin from the famous viz team, straight frem nycassel. Entitled the lion, the witch and the warburtons, the video entry has already accumulated more than 950 viewers. Oct 11, 2012 a relatively exaggerated comparison of the geordie dialect and queens english for the enjoyment of a pocket of spaniards in a school in almeria, and you a. Poems and songs written in this area in 1876 according to the oed, speak of the geordie.
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All published between the late 1960s to early 1970s. The pair went onto compere the annual geordierama shows at the newcastle festival. Buy larn yersel geordie by scott dobson from waterstones today. Scott dobson, the author of the book larn yersel geordie, once stated that his grandmother, who was brought up in byker, thought the miners were the true geordies. With artwork by south shields animator sheila graber and narrated by scott himself, the film takes a humorous and at times outrageous look at geordie culture and language. Read download larn yersel geordie pdf pdf book library. For example, in the late 1950s frank graham, another veteran of the spanish civil war and a consistently active member of the communist party, was the publisher of larn yersel geordie and the geordie beuks and an active proponent of workers poetry and workers theater. Buy larn yersel geordie new edition by dobson, scott isbn. They include 4 books at the amazons and 2 books in my own library. I think i might have to post some recipes reply delete. His first geordie dialect book, larn yersel geordie became the definitive work on the dialect and he continued to write countless more books, along with fellow geordie writer dick irwin. Butler publishing has 4 publications posted in these webpages.
One of my favourite humorous books is by a chap from the northeast called scott dobson and he wrote a book called larn yersel geordie teach yourself geordie, which is the dialect they speak in the north of england in a town called newcastle, and other areas around the uk that were mining villages or next to them. Larn is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms the free dictionary. One of a range of geordie dialect books published by butler publishing, including geordie cookbook and new geordie dictionary isbn 9780946928019. Scott dobson humorously made the suggestion to larn yersel geordie and dick irwin even published a book which contains 100 geordie jokes.
In the texts examined, semiphonetic spelling is used to represent features of the geordie accent. It also spawned the popular geordierama shows, fronted by george and mike, which. A relatively exaggerated comparison of the geordie dialect and queens english for the enjoyment of a pocket of spaniards in a school in almeria, and you a. Larn yersel geordie booklet by scott dobson isbn 9780946928019 has been written with the intention of making you a fluent speaker of geordie. Cambridge preliminary english test for schools 1 students book without answers. May 19, 2017 one of my favourite humorous books is by a chap from the northeast called scott dobson and he wrote a book called larn yersel geordie teach yourself geordie, which is the dialect they speak in the north of england in a town called newcastle, and other areas around the uk that were mining villages or next to them. Looking for online definition of larn or what larn stands for. Larn yersel geordie scott dobson and the geordie song book edited by frank graham. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The film begins with a short animated title sequence. As its title suggests, this book is a selection of papers that use english corpora to study language variation along three dimensions time, place and genre.
Feb 10, 2012 the resulting series larn yersel geordie was first a look north sketch, then a bestselling book and lp. Dobson 1 larn yersel geordie 1969 dobson 2 histry o the geordies 1970 dobson 3 advanced geordie palaver 1970 dobson 4 hadrian and the geordie waall dobson 5 stotty cake row 1971 dobson 6 supergeordie 1971 dobson 7 aald geordies almanack 1972 dobson 8 a light hearted guide to geordieland. Irwin was born in 1914 in newcastleupontyne and cowrote several books with dobson and appears in this film contributing comedy sketches about the. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. New geordie dictionary geordie dictionaryfrank graham.
The following excellent video, celebrates scott jobsons book larn yersel geordie and gives great insight into this and can act as a crash course the geordie accent im a geordie but am still british. George house, mike neville larn yersel geordie 1971. Download pdf 9780946928019 larn yersel geordie book full free. Larn yersel geordie booklet by scott dobson isbn 9780946928019.
This article examines extracts from a selection of texts, dating from george geordie ridleys the blaydon races 1862 to cartoons in the newcastle local newspaper, the evening chronicle19967 and from viz comic 1998. But i always think of that crisps advert and say it in my head a canny bag. Actually, im sorting out the book shelves in my family room why, why and came across a geordie cook book. Got this book for my son and daughter in law as they were due to move back to newcastle and as much as i dont think it helped them very much they had lots of fun trying to pronounce the words and sayings. Larn yersel geordie paperback january 27, 2003 by scott dobson author. In broad terms, the book aims to bridge the gap between corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics and to increase our knowledge of the characteristics of english language. If so, why not start off with such a joke right from the beginning. In the 1960s and 1970s, after moving out of teaching, he published his first geordie dialect book, larn yersel geordie, which became the definitive work on the dialect. Published on jun 12, 2012 larn yersel infocreated by sheila to celebrate 10 years of the best selling book by geordie legend scott dobson. This topic has been covered by a wide range of linguists not only in academic papers, but also in popular, commercial literature.