THE SALAMANCA CORPUS:

DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF ENGLISH DIALECT TEXTS

YORKSHIRE

DING 2015: “It seems that Bentley's remarks on the dialect of Halifax, as well as his short collection of words characteristic to the area, were reproduced from Rev. John Watson's The History and Antiquities of the parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire (1775), which Joseph Wright used for the EDD, and Joseph Hunter (1783-1861) for his Hallamshire Glossary of 1825. Bentley did not acknowledge Watson as a source. See further the SC entry for Rev. John Watson (1725-1783).

WORKS

1789. “Remarks on the Dialect of Halifax”. In [The] History of the Town and Parish of Halifax, containing a Description of the Town, ... Also, its Antient Customs, and Modern Improvements. .... Halifax: printed for N. Frobisher, York, and S. Crowther, London: 76-68. SC. Not in EDD.

1789. “Vocabulary of Uncommon Words used in the Parish of Halifax”. In [The] History of the Town and Parish of Halifax, containing a Description of the Town, ... Also, its Antient Customs, and Modern Improvements. .... Halifax: printed for N. Frobisher, York, and S. Crowther, London: 78-89. SC. Not in EDD.

NOT IN KINGKONG PROJECT

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORKS SEE

Crabtree, John. 1836. A Concise History of the Parish and Vicarage of Halifax, in the County of York. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.: 258.

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William Bentley

(1747-1811)