Question about Scottish

Mark A. Mandel mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU
Thu Feb 19 15:16:52 UTC 2004


Dale Coye said:

        >>>

The SW part of England, though not Cornwall, if memory serves, was
rhotic, and if I believe "her" is the pronoun they use, see the first
              ^ as   ?

couple of chapters of Lorna Doone set in Devon and Somerset.  I"m pretty
sure this form appears there.  Also probably in Hardy's West Country
novels.
        <<<

Thanks.

-- Mark A. Mandel



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