The Sussex dialect is a dialect that was previously widespread among those living in the historic county of Sussex in the south of England. Most of the original vocabulary of the Sussex dialect has now disappeared, although a few words remain in use, and some people still speak with a traditional Sussex accent.
The Sussex dialect is a subset of the South English dialect group. Historically, there were three main variants of the dialect: West Sussex (West Shoreham and the Adur River), Middle Sussex (between the Adur and Hastings ) and East Sussex (east of Hastings). There were differences between the Downlood and Wilden communities. In particular, the people from Wild had inaccessible accents. The Sussex dialect shows remarkable continuity: the three main areas of the dialect reflect the history of historical county [1] . Western and middle dialectal areas reflect the ancient division of Sussex between east and west, which, along with the Bramber rapeseed in the 11th century, lay along the Adur River. The eastern region of the dialect reflects the unique history of the Hastings region [1] , which was home to the Kingdom of Hastings until the 8th century
The words of the Sussex dialect have their sources in many historical languages, including Anglo-Saxon [2] , Old Dutch, Old Welsh (or British), mixed with 14th century French, and a little Scandinavian [3] . Many words are believed to come from Sussex fishermen and their connections with fishermen from the coasts of France and the Netherlands [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Hare, Chris. A History of the Sussex People. - Worthing: Southern Heritage Books. - 1995. - ISBN ISBN 978-0-9527097-0-1 ..
- ↑ Edward Verrall Lucas. Highways and Byways in Sussex .
- ↑ 1 2 A Dictionary Of The Sussex Dialect - A reference to Provincialisms In Use In The County Of Sussex - online book . www.sussexhistory.co.uk. Date of treatment April 5, 2019.
Links
- A Dictionary Of The Sussex Dialect - An online version of the Sussex History Web site
- The Sussex dialect on the British Library website