Intended as an informative but light and accessible exploration of
all things Geordie, this book examines the origins of the Geordie
dialect of Tyneside, through its Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and
Dutch roots. It includes an A-Z glossary of Geordie words along
with explanations of the Northumberland burr and topographical
words like chare, lonnen, heugh and haugh. The book examines the
Geordie dialect's relationship to the Scots language and Geordie's
place in a wider European context. The book includes a table
comparing Geordie and north European words including those of
Scandinavia. The two main theories explaining how the word Geordie
came about are examined linking its roots to either the Jacobite
rebellion of 1715 or the development of a miners' safety lamp - the
Geordie lamp - by George Stephenson in 1815. Comparisons are made
to the neighbouring dialects of Sunderland, Northumberland and
Teesside and the book pinpoints the origins of local rivalries
within the region. Some of the best-known Geordie songs are
featured in the book including the Blaydon Races, Keel Row, Bonny
Bobby Shafto and Cushie Butterfield with an explanation of their
origins. There is a brief history of Newcastle Brown Ale, Newcastle
United, the Geordie Netty and some examples of Geordie food. There
are features on the keelmen, a particularly distinct Tyneside
community who made a significant contribution to Tyneside culture
and an examination of their links to the Tudor and Elizabethan
clans called the Border Reivers. The reiving roots of the Geordie
surnames Charlton, Robson and Armstrong are explored in which it is
revealed that the region's passion for football is more than four
centuries old.
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