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Description: | John laments the loss of traditional farming techniques since the introduction of farm machinery such as the tractor and combine harvester.
lexis
grub = to uproot, dig up; earth = to cover over roots of plant with earth; butt = sheaf; reaper = implement for cutting corn; stook = to put sheaves of corn together for drying after harvest; and all = too, as well, also
phonology
FACE [e:]; START [{:]; NORTH [A:]; kissES [@z]
note also horse [hQs > hA:s], potatoes [p@te:t@z], turnips [t@nIps], nothing [nQTIN], one [wQn] and have [hEv]
grammar
third person plural is (horses is the usual article); third person plural was (horses was the best)
zero plural marker on nouns (six hundred pound; two hundred pound)
adjective as adverb (you get tractors cheaper)
zero definite article ( _ first one we got)
zero auxiliary (they _ got machines now to cut the corn)
multiple negation (now he couldn’t do nothing of that) | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | University of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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