LL-L "Phonology" (was "How do you say ...?") 2002.04.22 (03) [E/S]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "How do you say ...?"

> From: "John M. Tait" <jmtait at wirhoose.co.uk>
> Subject: LL-L "How do you say ...?" 2002.04.19 (01) [E]
>
> Some enterprising journalist type could probably compile quite a large
> volume of all the stories in Scotland about where, when, how, and by
> whom, the last wolf was killed!

A'v heard ither sic stories, but nane that gauns as faur
as oo div - the village in question's caad "Foulstruther"
(/'fu:lst at r/), but they'v taen doun the auld sign an pitten
ane up that says "Wolfstar"!

> >However, "wolf" is still by far the most common way to say
> >the word in the area - and yet on the other hand, the /l/
> >is usually labialised, so the actual pronunciation is
> >/wuof/ or /wu:Of/ or similar. It just goes to show once
> >again that spoken language is much less predictable than
> >the written forms would have us belief.
>
> Is this the general pronunciation of /l/ which I think of as
> characteristic of certain Central accents? Do you know of any rules for
> this?

It is, an na A dinna. A body micht say it /l/ or /O/ (but
aften wi closer labialization sae's it micht amaist soond
like /w/) conform tae whae they'r spaekin wi, but A think
mibbie it could be sayed /O/ onywhaur forby afore a vowel.
Whiles, like efter /u/, it seems ower haurd tae say the /O/
open an it gits mair like /w/, but syne it still haes a
different quality wi the toungue rycin tae sound the /l/
but no gaun as faur as makin contack wi the tap o the mooth.

Examples:

bottle   /bo?Ow/
single   /sINOw/
wolf     /wu:Of
coulter  /'ku:w?@r/
will     /wOl/ or /wOw/
Wullie   /'wOlI/
willna   /wOwnI/ (but "winna" is uizual an aa)

Sandy
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A dinna dout him, for he says that he
On nae accoont wad ever tell a lee.
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