LL-L: "Language varieties" LOWLANDS-L, 08.DEC.1999 (01) [E/S]

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From: Sandy Fleiman [sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk]
Subject: "Language varieties"

> From: John M. Tait [jmtait at altavista.net]
> Subject: LL-L: "Language varieties" LOWLANDS-L, 25.NOV.1999 (02) [E]
>
> I'm not sure that the NE pronunciation would be [bA?@r] I think
> there would
> be a difference between _butter_ [bV?@r] and _batter_ [bA?@r].

Same as in the sooth! Oo seem ti be uizin SAMPA different, John. A wad write
"butter" as [bA?@r] an "batter" as [bA:?@r] or, mair strict, [bA.?er]
(hauf-lang). Is this no richt?

It's true that the "u" an the "a" here dinna soond qualitatively the same in
a Scots accent, length aside, but A think this is richt as a approximate or
phonemic representation.

Ay qualifeein aathing wi the fact that A ken next ti naething aboot
linggistics, mind you!

Sandy
http://scotstext.org

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