LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 08.SEP.2000 (02) [S]

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From: Andy Eagle [Andy.Eagle at t-online.de]
Subject:  LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 015.SEP.2000 (02) [S]

John M. Tait wrate:
> Subject: LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 03.SEP.2000 (01) [S]

<sned>
> Ay - airguin frae antrin orra parteiculars ti generalities is a faut o the
RWS
> approach. David Purves haes sayed recent like at, gin we thole KK in
_makkin_
> an _takkin_, whit wey no aawey (except in 'English' words, i coorse). The
> <nsh> spellin is, I seem ti mynd, anither RWS recommend, on the same kynd
o
> foond. But like ye say, maist o thir kynds o spellins is _exceptions_ ti
the
> general trend, an tryin ti regularise thaim maks aathing leuk like
exceptions!
> Mibbie no an awfu scienteific thing ti say, but ye ken whit I mean.
Personally
> I wad duin awa wi the exceptions aathegither an haen 'mackin' an 'tackin',
> etc; but that disna gang doun weel aither!

Wad ye hae 'tack' an 'mack' (tak, mak) an aa? Whit aboot sic an siccan?

Andy

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From: Andy Eagle [Andy.Eagle at t-online.de]
Subject: LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 05.SEP.2000 (04) [S]

John M. Tait wrate:
> Subject: LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 04.SEP.2000 (03) [S]
>
> Andy wrate:
>
>  Interestin eneuch, 'muive' haes
> >[me:v] an [mi:v] in Ulster. In central Scots [me:v] wad be predictit but
> >onlie [mu:v] kythes. Aiblins juist anglifeein. [mi:v] is kent in the NE.
>
> Appearently - I think I read this in Paul Johnston - the UI pronunciations
> is maist likely ti dee oot afore V an Z. Sae aiblins Ulster haes hained
> whit shoud be a Central pronunciation, at haes juist dee'd oot thare. Ye
> get <meeve> in NE writin, but I'v niver haurd oniebodie sayin it - even
> rael braid Scots speakers I ken, aboot my age, frae the 'kweentra' - at
aye
> says things like 'vrocht' an 'vringin' for _wrocht_ an _wringin_ - says
> [mu:v].  Same thing in Shetland - pronuncins like [m2:v] is attestit in
> LSS, but I say [mu:v]. (Tho ye get, asweel, the spellin <muv> at maun be
> pronunced [mVv])

A'll tak a keek see gin a can finnd that. It wad certies expoun a thing or
twa.

Andy

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