putative bidialectalism

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Oct 22, 2004, at 1:27 PM, Ron Butters wrote:

> In a message dated 10/22/04 3:47:34 PM, wilson.gray at RCN.COM writes:
>
>
>> FWIW, he is the best bi-dialectal speaker that I've ever heard,
>> including myself, and that's saying a taste. He's in a class with
>> Leonard Brezhnev's nameless personal interpreter, who's the best
>> bi-lingual speaker that I've ever heard.
>>
>
> Does this refer to Allan Metcalf or John Rickford? Both are very
> talented
> guys, and I THINK I know them both quite well. I've never heard either
> one speak
> in anything other than what I have always taken to be the same dialect,
> fundamentally, that he spoke at age 16 or so. The idea of Allan
> Metcalf doing rap or
> John Rickford doing Frank Sinatra is delightful, though, and I hope we
> can
> get them together for a duet in San Francisco in January. I'd
> particularly like
> to hear John's rendition of "My Way" and Allan's "Me So Horny."

i would sell tickets for this.

arnold