LL-L "Phonology" 2004.10.09 (03) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: "Phonology" [E]

> From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2004.10.06 (06) [E]
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> This is intriguing, because _summat_ and _noat_ and _oat_ in my experience
> are highly persistent. They seem to be badges of northerness that are not
> given up without a fight. I've lived away from Nottingham for years now,
> in
> places where _samink_ (Australia) and _somhing_ (Derry) are predominant

We used "summat" in Scots as children, but only jokingly - we were aware
that it was some English borrowing.

"Somhing" is the usual in Scots, from the widespread pronunciation "hing"
for "thing" in Scots. Hence:

hing    /hIN/     - thing
onyhing /'onIhIN/ - anything
nuhing  /'nuhIN/  - nothing
sumhing /'sVmhIN/ - something
aahing  /'Q:hIN/  - everything

I assume the Derry form is therefore from Ulster Scots?

Sandy
http://scotstext.org/

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