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Dialect normally in dialogue, but if alluded to in narrative, is enclosed by quotation marks. For example, this narrative follows quotation above: The "poople" who had listened to this, highly amused, slightly turned his head… 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers male, low social class, unskilled; peripheral 5g. Consistency of representation Consistent; no evidence of code-switching. However, unexpected varieties occur. For example, Variety #2 is the dialogue of the second coachman, and is marked; the first coachman‘s dialogue is high-register standard: "Pray don't feel any alarm, sir; I believe you are quite safe under my guidance. This is not the first time by many that I have driven this coach, - not to mention others; and you may conclude that I should not have gained the sobriquet to which my worthy friend has alluded without having some pretensions to a knowledge of the art of driving." [original emphasis]. This would seem indicative of the comic value of dialect, and the concomitant comic value of its non-appearance where it might be expected to occur. 5. Variety #3: Mr Bouncer, Verdant‟s „scout‟ at Oxford 5a. Sample of dialect "Why he said, sir, - leastways so Mr. Bouncer reported, - that it worn't by no means a bad idea, and that p'raps Mr. Bouncer'd find it done in six months' time, when he come back again from the country. For you see, sir, Mr. Bouncer had made hisself so pleasant, that he'd been and got the porter out o' bed, and corked his face dreadful; and then, sir, he'd been and got a Hinn-board from somewhere out of the town, and hung it on the Master's private door; so that when they went to early chapel in the morning, they read as how the Master was 'licensed to sell beer by retail,' and 'to be drunk on the premises'. So when the Master came to know who it was as did it, which in course the porter told him, he said as how Mr. Bouncer had better go down into the country for a year, for change of hair, and to visit his friends." 5b.1 Orthography Elision p‟raps; o‟; Respelling worn‟t (note also h hyper-correction Hinn-board; change of hair) 5b.2 Grammar Non standard grammar (double negative) worn‟t by no means Non standard pronoun hisself adverb from adjective form corked his face dreadful 5b.3 Vocabulary as for subordinating who/that who it was as did it; ? they read as how 5c. Dialect area(s) represented Not specified regionally, but +h suggests Cockney; however, more social dialect 5d. Density of dialect representation Moderately marked 5e. Location of dialect Dialect entirely in dialogue 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk /bullough.pdf Copyright © 2007, The University of Sheffield 6
male, low social class, unskilled; peripheral 5g. Consistency of representation consistent; no evidence of code-switching 6. Narrative comments on varieties None noted 7. Other points of interest Every menial, manual, or domestic worker is assigned a non-standard variety. Bullough Collection No. 14 Springhaven by R.D. Blackmore 1. Publication details Author: Blackmore, R.D. (Richard Doddridge) Author dates: 1825-1900 Title: Springhave: a tale of the Great War Publication: London: Dent; New York: Dutton, 1908 First published: 1887 Library reference: 200350649 2. Genre / subgenre Historical romance. 3. Brief Synopsis Based on outline of proposed Napoleonic invasion (and aligned broadly with historically accurate names / dates / places), this is a densely populated tale of politics, war, and espionage which is elaborately combined with a number of complex inter-related personal narratives and tales of village life. 4. Overview of dialects Representation of dialect is confined to lower social classes; working class characters (i.e domestic servants, sailors) and is used consistently for these characters throughout. Although the variety is far more marked in some characters than others, it would appear that where a character‘s dialogue is marked for dialect, it is the same regional dialect throughout. (village of Springhaven, south coast of England (assumed to be Newhaven) at beginning of 19C) 5. Variety #1: Zebedee Tugwell, sailor/boatbuilder 5a. Sample of dialect ―Admirable Nelson,‖ he used to say—for his education had not been so large as the parts allotted to receive it—―to my mind he is a brave young man, with great understanding of his dooties. But he goeth too fast, without clearing of his way. With a man like me ‗longside of ‗un, he‘d have brought they boats out of Bulong. See how I brings my boats in, most particular of a Saturday!‖ (p. 6) ―No gappermouths here ! […] Get theezell home with the vemmelvolk. Shove off without him, Tim ! How many more tides would ‗e lose ?‖ (p. 36) 5b.1 Orthography Respelling dooties Elision „longside 5b.2 Grammar Non standard conjugation I brings Non standard pronoun „un and reflexive pronoun theezell archaic verb ending goeth http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk /bullough.pdf Copyright © 2007, The University of Sheffield 7
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Page 9 and 10: But the Lord ‗a mercy upon us, Mr
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Very generic non-standard. Not even
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mean - crowds of ‗em would come i
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"Bless my heart, what vules we be!
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5a. Sample of dialect ―I hope tha
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"I bit thankit 'im, 'cause I tint m
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‗cause why, they pipe-clays their
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Female (and also some male) Barbadi
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―Where‘s Phil Mooney? Come alon
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―So help me God, gemmen, you no g
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5d. Density of dialect representati
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Respelling hoow‟s; soond; mair; N
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Female, domestic servant 5g. Consis
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None noted Bullough Collection No.
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5c. Dialect area represented Unspec
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North Carolina, United States 5d. D
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5b.1 Orthography Transposition v an
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5a. Sample of dialect "‖Hollooo o
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Surtees himself came from landed ge
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5b.3 Vocabulary Lexis low words 5c.
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5f. Characteristics of dialect spea
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Non standard concord was you Non st
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