Fincham
Fincham lies on the A122 east of
Downham Market.
The Rev Robert Forby (1759-1825) - who wrote The
Vocabulary of East Anglia - was rector in the
village. This book, published after his death in 1830,
was an important record of the Norfolk dialect.
Since Forby's time many of the old dialect words have
been lost - but Norfolk dialect is still alive and well
thanks, in part, to the region's geographical isolation
but also to the tireless efforts of people like Keith
Skipper and Peter Trudgill - who continue to champion
it.
See also Norfolk
Dialect. |
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