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5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers
Male character, peripheral
5g. Consistency of representation
Consistent; no code-switching
5. Variety #6: Saunders M‟cMuckleman, Scottish traveller, in conversation
with Breadalbane
5a. Sample of dialect
‗Weel!—insist!‘ said M‘cMuckleman, doggedly.
‗Tell me instantly, sir; I will know.‘
‗I‘d like, fu‘ weel, to ken how you‘ll do for that, though.‘
‗If you don‘t answer me this instant, Sir, I‘ll have you taken up for theft.‘
‗Taken up!—Whoo!‘
‗Yes, I‘ll have you taken up—I‘ll—I‘ll knock you down, Sir.‘
‗Then you‘ll be taken up yer‘sel‘, aw‘m thinking; but if you knock me down wi‘ th‘ one
arm, when I have twa‘, ma‘ name‘s no Saunders M‘cMuckleman, that‘s aw‘. A puir silly
bodie, too, sic‘ as you!‘
‗Silly!‘
‗Ay, silly—unco silly!—Yer‘e no sic‘ a pretty mon as me, ony day—forbye that ye‘re
silly eenow wi‘ that broken pow an‘ arm. I was ay a pretty mon.‘ (p. 213-4)
5b.1 Orthography
Elision fu‟; wi‟; th‟
Respelling Weel; Aw‟m; eenow
Eye dialect bodie
[note elision marked on yer‟sel‟ – first apostrophe signalling dialect rather than
omission / elision]
5b.2 Grammar
None noted
5b.3 Vocabulary
Lexis unco; do for that for do that; to ken; puir; sic‟; forbye; pow
[note silly and pretty have dialect-specific meanings (see 8 below)]
5c. Dialect area(s) representedScottish (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
5g. Consistency of representation
Consistent; no code-switching
5. Variety # 7: Lady Hunlocke‟s lady‟s maid
5a. Sample of dialect
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