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Description: | Jimmy recalls the use of bedlington terriers and border collies as hunting dogs and relates a series of incidents when dogs were killed in fights with badgers.
lexis
ga ~ gan = to go; tiv = to (+ V); afore = before; naught = nothing; naebody = nobody; mysell = myself; intiv = into (+ V); nae = no; hing = to hang
phonology
/r/ ® [R] (“Northumbrian burr”); note also lettER set [6 ~ 6R]
MOUTH [u:]; FACE [e:]; GOAT [8:]; NURSE [O:]
+ C ® [a:l]
note also young ones [jUN@nz], good one [gUd@n] and bad ones [bad@nz], naught [nAUt], after [Eft6R], take [tak] and wouldn’t [wad=nt]
grammar
zero to (I’ve been _ that big hole)
verbal inflection with I (I says; puts the terriers in)
zero of (a bit _ go)
multiple negation (never saw her no more; don’t shoot nae dogs)
purpose for to + infinitive (somebody had opened it up man, purpose for to get the other)
of + pronoun ® on (the two on them was lying locked)
third person plural was (the two of them was lying locked; all these others was having a go)
there was + plural complement (there was three fellahs there with their dogs)
note use and phonetic quality of utterance final discourse markers you know [j@ na:], man [man] and mind [mEInd]. Note also the constructions they’ll not chase mine out = they won’t chase mine out and Betty they called it = it was called Betty | 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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