LL-L "Orthography" (was "Administrativa") 2002.02.20 (04) [E]

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From: "Andy Eagle" <andy at scots-online.org>
Subject: LL-L "Administrativa" 2002.02.19 (08) [Ap/E]

Sandy Fleming wrote:
> Subject: "Administrativa"
>
>>Ron wrote:
> > English: Rules and Guidelines (in English)
>
> I think in Scots we have the choice between borrowing the
> modern English word "guidelines":
>
> Scots (Mainland): "Rules an Guidelines (in English)"
>
> or reviving an older word (though much used in the literature,
> eg in Sir Walter Scott's books, so not inappropriate as written
> Scots):
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> Scots (Mainland): "Rules an Wycins (in English)"
>
> To "wyce" somebody is to guide them in a particular direction.

I'll go along with Sandy on this one though I would like to comment on
'wyce' (Phonetics in Sampa)

According to the CSD the adjective 'wise' is pronounced [w at is] hense the
spelling 'wice'
The Scots verb 'wise' on the other hand is pronounced [w at iz, waIz].

Would the spelling 'wisins' not be better?

Andy Eagle

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Thanks, Andy.

But how is _wisins_ ~ _wycins_ pronounced?  *[w at isIns] or *[w at izIns]?  Are
there any words in which intervocalic <s> is pronounced as [z]?  If so, would
not _wisins_, if pronounced *[w at isIns], be problematic?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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