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A fictionalised account of the author‘s travels around Continental Europe. Eaton describes this as ‗[a]ttempting to combine the real scenes and adventures of an actual tour, with a fictitious story and imaginary characters‘ (Vol I, p. vii). Her travellerheroine, Caroline St. Clair, narrates. 4. Overview of varieties and dialects Only incidental characters are represented as speakers of non-standard English. For the most part, these are reports of fellow travellers and observations of chance encounters. Unusually, Eaton – or at least her narrator, Caroline – often comments on the varieties she represents in characters‘ dialogue. 5. Variety #1: Tom Blossom, member of loud family on board ship 5a. Sample of dialect [Note that his variety is represented in the narrative, rather than as dialogue per se]. At the Table d‘ Hote, young Blossom and his friend, whom he designated as ‗Mr. Whitestaple,‘ or as he called it ‗Vitestaple, an eminent silk-mercer from Vood Street,‘ found fault with every thing and every body. ‗The vine was winegar,‘—‗the wedgittubles vorse than vormvood,‘—‗and the weal not worth heating.‘—Then, as to Chamouni, ‗the vooden ouses vere orrid, the vinders igh, and the vomen ideous.‘ (p. 215) 5b.1 Orthography v / w marking Vood; vine; vorse; vormvood winegar; wedgittubles (note also respelling) Elision ouses; orrid; igh; ideous (note no apostrophe used) h-addition / deletion heating for eating; igh for high 5b.2 Grammar None noted 5b.3 Vocabulary None noted 5c. Dialect area(s) represented Social 5d. Density of dialect representation Moderately marked 5e. Location of dialect Variety occurs in narrator‘s report of dialogue 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers Male character, peripheral 5g. Consistency of representation Consistent – no evidence of of code-switching 5. Variety #2: Biddy Blossom, traveller the narrator considers pretentious and „vulgar‟ 5a. Sample of dialect ‗La Tom! now ow can you be so frumpish? What arm can there be in touching your harm? One would think you were made of hegg shells.‘ (p. 215) 5b.1 Orthography Elision ow; arm (note no apostrophe) h-addition / deletion arm for harm and harm for arm; hegg http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk /bullough.pdf Copyright © 2007, The University of Sheffield 44
5b.2 Grammar None noted 5b.3 Vocabulary Idiom La 5c. Dialect area(s) represented Social 5d. Density of dialect representation Lightly marked 5e. Location of dialect Variety occurs in dialogue, and also in narrator‘s report of dialogue 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers Female character, minor 5g. Consistency of representation Consistent 5. Variety # 3: Scottish farmer 5a. Sample of dialect ‗Dinna loup Miss Beedy, ye canna won down ava.‘ Just had still wi‘ ye a wee bit—canna ye bide still? The puir best winna stick ye—Haud a wee, and I‘ll come up by till ‗ye by the back side o‘ the craig, and bring ye roond—ye maun gang the ither gate, I‘m thinking.‘ (p. 209) 5b.1 Orthography Elision ava‟; wi‟; Respelling ither; puir; roond 5b.2 Grammar None noted 5b.3 Vocabulary Lexis wee; loup; ?won down ava‟; gang 5c. Dialect area(s) represented Scottish English (national variety) 5d. Density of dialect representation Heavily marked 5e. Location of dialect Variety occurs in dialogue 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers Male character, peripheral, semi-skilled 5g. Consistency of representation Consistent; noe code-switching 5. Variety #4: Mr Macgregor, fellow guest 5a. Sample of dialect http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk /bullough.pdf Copyright © 2007, The University of Sheffield 45
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