Inglise keele variandid (Varieties of English)
· Use of ,,do" to assure (I do go to chappel every Sunday)
· The use of ,,there" for exclamations (There strange it was! Meaning: How strange it
was!)
Vocabulary:
· ,,Del" and ,,Bach"- terms of endearment
· Welsh use ,,delight" in the meaning of ,,interest"
· ,,Rise" in the meaning of ,,get" or ,,buy" (I'll rise the drinks)
· ,,Tidy" in the meaning of ,,nice" or ,,good" (It's a tidy car)
· Bara brith a loaf of bread
· Words with double "l" (Llymru porridge dish)
· Eisteddfod a competitive arts festival
7) Scottish English (peculiarities of pronounciation, grammar,
vocabulary)
Pronounciation:
· Velar fricative [x] (loch, night)
· Dark ,,l" : fu (full), saut (salt), ca (call)
· Short vowels are longer (jacket= [jaykit]
· Bright [breht]
· Rhotic ,,r"
· Absence of dipthongs before r (cheers -> chers)
· There's a rule that determines when vowels are pronounced short or long
· Distinction between [ ] and [w]