LL-L: "Grammar" LOWLANDS-L, 29.APR.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Grammar"

> From: "Ian James Parsley" <parsley at highbury.fsnet.co.uk>
> Subject: LL-L: "Grammar" LOWLANDS-L, 19.APR.2001 (02) [E]
>
> Here the tendency in Ulster Scots, as is probably the case in other
> Scots dialects, is to use a noun phrase. Therefore:
>
> I borrow the book
> 'I hae a lenn o the beuk' or 'I hae a loan o the beuk'

I agree with Ian's interpretation here - it's the same in Mainland Scots
except I've never heard "loan" used, it's always "len".

> 'Borrae' is unfamiliar to me in 'broad' Ulster Scots.

It doesn't occur in everyday speech because in Scots it means to borrow
something formally, eg when the borrower puts up collateral or signs a
guarantee.

Sandy
http://scotstext.org
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