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5. Variety # 2: Guide on arrival at Jamaica 5a. Sample of dialect "No fear, massa, if you and toder leetle man--of--war buccra, only keep dem seat when we rise on de crest of de swell dere." […] "Now sit still, massa, bote." […] "Now jomp, massa, jomp." (p. 48) 5b.1 Orthography Respelling massa; leetle; dem; dere; bote; jomp Elision toder (the other?) 5b.2 Grammar None noted 5b.3 Vocabulary buccra? 5. Variety #3: Sailor John Crow, referred to as ‗the black‘ (p. 83) 5a. Sample of dialect The monkey was hanging by the tail from the dolphin--striker, admiring what John Crow called "his own dam ogly face in the water." "Tail like yours would be good ting for a sailor, jackoo, it would leave his two hands free aloft--more use, more hornament, too, I'm sure, den de piece of greasy junk dat hangs from de Captain's taffril.--Now I shall sing to you, how dat Corromantee rascal, my fader, was sell me on de Gold Coast. (p.83) 5b.1 Orthography Respelling ting; dat; ogly; fader H-addition hornament 5b.2 Grammar Non standard verb form was sell me 5b.3 Vocabulary jackoo; taffril 5c. Dialect area represented various non-native forms 5d. Density of dialect representation Moderately – heavily marked 5e. Location of dialect Dialect entirely in dialogue 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers Peripheral, male, unskilled 5g. Consistency of representation Consistent; no evidence of code-switching 6. Narrative comments on dialects and varieties None noted 7. Other points of interest http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk /bullough.pdf Copyright © 2007, The University of Sheffield 82
None noted Bullough Collection No. 405 Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith 1. Publication details Author: Albert Smith Author dates: 1816-1860 Title: Christopher Tadpole Publication: London: Downey, 1897 First published: 1848 Library reference: 200351171 2. Genre / subgenre Literary fiction 3. Brief Synopsis The young Christopher Tadpole, orphaned following a mining accident, runs away from his evil guardian to find his own way in the world. 4. Overview of varieties / dialects Minor and incidental characters are often marked for dialect. Interesting that the ‗Gudge‘ family (who are presented as snobbish social climbers) are represented with a non-standard variety. 5. Variety #1: Mr & Mrs Gudge (see 4 above) 5a. Sample of dialect ―Well, there‘s a comfort in mixing with the nobs, anyhow,‖ said Mr. Gudge, ―though you ain‘t one of ‗em by birth. But what‘s birth?—a mere chance; no more to anybody‘s honour than it is to their disgrace.‖ […] ―Gudge,‖ she said, ―who‘s them gals?‖ (p. 30) 5b.1 Orthography Elision ain‟t; „em Respelling gals 5b.2 Grammar n/s determiner who‟s them 5b.3 Vocabulary None noted 5c. Dialect area represented Chester 5d. Density of dialect representation Lightly marked 5e. Location of dialect Dialect in dialogue 5f. Characteristics of dialect speakers Male, aspiring, social climbing couple 5g. Consistency of representation Consistent 5. Variety #2: un-named ostler in mine http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk /bullough.pdf Copyright © 2007, The University of Sheffield 83
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male, low social class, unskilled;
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But the Lord ‗a mercy upon us, Mr
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5b.2 Grammar Non standard plural ma
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Moderately marked 5e. Location of d
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First published: ? Library referenc
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4. Overview of varieties / dialects
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Eliot brothers code-switch on sever
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a-prefixing: I can‟t abear as for
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Cross-examined by Mr. England: ―H
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―Here we are, brother,‖ said Mr
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p. 237: ―I know little of them [R
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5g. Consistency of representation C
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Page 61 and 62: "Bless my heart, what vules we be!
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Page 67 and 68: "I bit thankit 'im, 'cause I tint m
Page 69 and 70: ‗cause why, they pipe-clays their
Page 71 and 72: Female (and also some male) Barbadi
Page 73 and 74: ―Where‘s Phil Mooney? Come alon
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Page 79 and 80: Respelling hoow‟s; soond; mair; N
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Page 87 and 88: North Carolina, United States 5d. D
Page 89 and 90: 5b.1 Orthography Transposition v an
Page 91 and 92: 5a. Sample of dialect "‖Hollooo o
Page 93 and 94: Surtees himself came from landed ge
Page 95 and 96: 5b.3 Vocabulary Lexis low words 5c.
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Page 99 and 100: Non standard concord was you Non st
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