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5b.1 Orthography
Elision „avin
Respelling doo; aweer
(note also h-dropping „avin and hyper-correction Hinfant)
5b.2 Grammar
Non-standard agreement for number a many
5b.3 Vocabulary
N/A
5c. Dialect area(s) represented
Not specified, but +/-h suggests Cockney. Social dialect
5d. Density of dialect representation
Moderately marked
5e. Location of dialect
Dialect entirely in dialogue
5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers
Female, low social class, unskilled; peripheral
5g. Consistency of representation
Consistent; no evidence of code-switching
5. Variety #2: Fosbrooke; coach driver
5a. Sample of dialect
"You never fret yourself about that, sir," replied the man; "I knows my bis'ness, as well
as my dooties to self and purprietors, and I'd never go for to give up the ribbins to any
party but wot had showed hisself fitted to 'andle 'em. And I think I may say this for the
genelman as has got 'em now, that he's fit to be fust vip to the Queen herself; and I'm
proud to call him my poople. Why, sir, - if his honour here will pardon me for makin'
so free, - this 'ere gent is Four-in-hand Fosbrooke, of which you must have heerd on."
[original emphasis].
5b.1 Orthography
Elision „andle „em; makin‟ (marked by apostrophe)
genelman (no apostrophe)
Respelling dooties; poopil; fust
Eye dialect puprietors; bis‟ness; wot
5b.2 Grammar
Non standard conjugation I knows
Non standard pronoun hisself
5b.3 Vocabulary
Idiom never fret yourself; heerd on; go for to give up
(note also as for subordinating marker who/that)
5c. Dialect area(s) represented
Not specified,
5d. Density of dialect representation
Moderately - heavily marked
5e. Location of dialect
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