Help wanted: Scottish dialect

[Steve Kl.]

Have they considered asking Dan Castellaneta?
I'd classify it as "Second City-stylized Scottish." It's default improv
Scottish.

- Steve

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:35 AM, <aallan at aol.com> wrote:

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> From the director of membership and meetings=C2=A0at the Linguistic Societ=
> y comes the following request. If you can do it, please reply directly to=
>  David Robinson at drobinson at lsadc.org. - Allan Metcalf
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> We=E2=80=99ve had an inquiry here from a person who=E2=80=99s working on=
>  a Simpsons (the animated TV show) 20th anniversary special.=C2=A0 There=
> =E2=80=99s a character in the TV show called Groundskeeper Willie who has=
>  a Scottish accent, and these people are looking for someone to weigh in=
>  on where in Scotland Willie is from, based on his accent. =C2=A0This won=
> =E2=80=99t mean much to you if you=E2=80=99re not familiar with the show!
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> I know you=E2=80=99re the American Dialect Society, but I wondered if you=
>  had any connections with individuals who might know about Scottish accent=
> s.=C2=A0 They=E2=80=99re looking for someone to interview on camera either=
>  next week, preferably in DC or New York.=C2=A0=20
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