Prince Edward Island sayings
By: edited by T.K. Pratt and Scott Burke.
Contributors: Pratt, T. K. 1943-; Burke, Scott.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: English language -- Dialects -- Prince Edward Island -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; English language -- Prince Edward Island -- Terms and phrases.; Canadianisms -- Prince Edward Island -- Dictionaries.; Figures of speech -- Dictionaries.; Prince Edward Island -- Languages -- Dictionaries.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-128) and index.