Wordstruck: A MemoirViking, 1989 - 230 sider MacNeil's autobiography re-creates the world of his youth and the experiences that were opened up to him through his love of words. His delight and passion for the music and magic of language, have enabled MacNeil to transmute it into a work of art. Photos. |
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... Nova Scotian mother , in a musical voice which inclined towards British in- tonations . It was not an English accent ; it was cultured Hali- gonian , a variety of the distinctive , close - lipped Nova Scotian dialect . It was multi ...
... Nova Scotian mother , in a musical voice which inclined towards British in- tonations . It was not an English accent ; it was cultured Hali- gonian , a variety of the distinctive , close - lipped Nova Scotian dialect . It was multi ...
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... Nova Scotians built swift and graceful ships that traded across the oceans of the world . By 1850 , with her fellow mar- itime provinces , New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island , Nova Scotia accounted for the fourth - largest shipping ...
... Nova Scotians built swift and graceful ships that traded across the oceans of the world . By 1850 , with her fellow mar- itime provinces , New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island , Nova Scotia accounted for the fourth - largest shipping ...
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A Memoir Robert MacNeil. he sailed from the Boston States , as many Nova Scotians called the U.S. I grew up a bluenose , as Nova Scotians are known , suppos- edly after the color of potatoes grown there . We were always near the sea ...
A Memoir Robert MacNeil. he sailed from the Boston States , as many Nova Scotians called the U.S. I grew up a bluenose , as Nova Scotians are known , suppos- edly after the color of potatoes grown there . We were always near the sea ...
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Beyond Boundaries: Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse Gisli Palsson Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1993 |