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Description: | Henry talks about his family background and recalls his schooldays. He also reflects on the plight of modern farming. Beerhill (to the east of Clawton) and South Beer (just to the south) are both nearby hamlets and Holsworthy (just to the north) is the nearest town.
phonology
rhoticity; occasionally ® [v] (frying [vr/aIIn])
MOUTH [aY ~ a}]; PRICE [aI ~ AI]; GOAT [ou]; GOOSE [}:]; PALM [a:]; START [A`:]; NORTH [O`:]; NURSE [@`:]; SQUARE [E`:]; NEAR [I@`]; BATH [a:]; lettER [@`]
note also hundred [hVndr/@t], pretty [pr/Idi], one [wUn], future [f}:tS@`], community [k@m}:n@ti] and produce [pr/@d}:s]
grammar
zero plural marker on noun (three year old)
to be + past participle (now it is changed a lot = it has changed a lot; all the small farmers are gone = all the small farmers have gone)
there was + plural complement (during the war there was grants) | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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