Latest posts tagged with #dialect on Bluesky
#British people may scoff at NA #math but really, it makes just as much sense as #maths . And the two dialects aren't even consistent about whether it's singular or plural.
#English #linguistics #language #dialect
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ottawa-valley wotd:
baenk/bynk/boink
/bajnk, bɔjnk, bæːnk/
• post-palatalisation of 'bank'. compare the development of 'yank' > 'yoink' and 'bang, bonk' > 'boink'
> i needs te gòa tu de baenk
#ottawavalley #dialect #language #canada #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day: hullet /ˈʊlɪt/.
owl, a small owl.
either borrowed from french hulotte or formed from Middle English howle + -et. Compare standard owlet.
"there aren't mony hullets raand here".
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
#British and North #American #English have different usages of "have". NAE prefers it as a main verb while BE has more auxiliary leading to constructions we've got much less frequently.
#language #grammar #linguistics #dialect
ottawa-valley wotd:
bogaman
/bóəgə·man/, /-mən/
• dialectal form of 'bo(o)geyman'
Noun
- a violent or sinister ghost or monster who terrifies or kidnaps children.
- a fictitious threat
> he swore he'd sint de bogaman
#ottawavalley #dialect #language #canada #linguistics
ottawa-valley wotd:
gruamach
/grú(ː)əməx/, /-max/
• from Gaelic 'gruamach'
Adjective, Adverb
- moody, depressive, gloomy, drab
- (of weather or atmosphere) overcast, dim, dull
> gruamach oot der, et is
#ottawavalley #dialect #language #canada #linguistics
The stereotypical "bo'le o' wa'er" in #British #English is the result of T-glottalization. But it's not only Brits, North Americans do it too!
#linguistics #pronunciation #language #dialect #phonetics
What is the implication of calling a language a dialect? Is it simply a regional variation of speech or is it a label shaped by power?
#Language #Dialect #Identity #Power
www.whygeopoliticsmatter.com/post/are-dia...
west riding dialect word of the day: lass /las/.
a lass, girl. this is the main word for girl in this dialect, see the map.
perhaps from old norse lǫskr, but unclear.
"I suppoort lasses as likes other lasses."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day: hafe /e:f/, alternatively hauf /ɔ:f/.
half.
from old english healf. "hafe" is an unusual development, but more common where I live. "hauf" is the expected reflex, common in other places.
"I've on'y hafe enough to afoord that".
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day: theck/thack /θɛk, θak/.
n. a thatch, roof.
v. to thatch.
from old english þæc, þeccan.
"It wor a one-stooary buildin wi a straw thack."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
"Jupyter walked so my kludgepile of dockerized task specific react dashboards could run"
*Hmm, that was the most Agentic sentence I've yet seen here on Bluesky. #jargon #dialect
*There will be more
west riding dialect word of the day: lee /lɪj/.
v. to lie, tell an untruth.
n. a lie.
from old english léogan, lyge
"why is he leein abaat this?"
"it's proper funny to tell lees on t'tinternet."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
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Meanwhile in the Cumbrian dialect group on Facebook, the names for birds are being discussed: Spuggie (sparrow); Dykie (dunnock); Scoppie (chaffinch); Stuckie or Shepster (starling) #Cumbria #dialect
west riding dialect word of the day: gawm /gɔ:m/.
v. to take heed, notice, recognise.
n. heed, care, attention.
from old norse gaumr.
"do yo gawm me?"
"dun't tek no gawm on it."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day: thrang /'θraŋ/, alternatively throng.
adj. busy, crowded.
n. a throng or crowd.
from old english (ġe)þrang.
"yo're fair thrang like."
"look at that gawmless thrang paintin t' raandabaats"
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
#linguistics #classism #dialect etc read this thread now
west riding dialect word of the day: maungy /'mɔ:ndʒɪ/
sulky and bad tempered. (similar to "mardy" and "got t' monk on")
idle.
having a skin infection, itchy; now rare I think.
from old french manjue + -y.
"gie o'er beein so maungy."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day: heead /'i.әd/ (alternatively yed round huddersfield)
head.
from old english hēafod.
"Well, if thrawin bricks at a chaps heead is technical eddication, aw dooan't see 'at we want a Schooil Booard to teych us that."
#yorkshire #dialect
west riding dialect word of the day (I wor poorly yesterdey): coil-hoil /ˈkɔɪl ɔɪl/.
a place for storing coal, like a small outhouse or a cellar.
from old english colu(?) + hola.
"We've no use for us coil-hoil naadays."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day: lig /lɪg/ (v.), p.t. ligged.
to lie down, rest, abide (intrans.); also to put, place, set (trans.).
from old english liċġan.
"I need to goa an lig daan i bed for a bit."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
west riding dialect word of the day (back again and a bit late): weyve /wɛɪv/ (v.), p.t. wave, woäve, p.p. wovven
to weave.
from old english wevan.
"I wor niver shawn haa to weyve reight gooid."
#yorkshire #dialect #linguistics
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Expansions
DIALECT:
🎵 Ev'ry Portal Past
#DIALECT
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▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Colloque international sur la littérature francoprovençale du 6 au 8 mars à Saint-Nicolas en vallée d’Aoste: une première pour une poésie méconnue. Quoique située en Italie, cette rencontre scientifique présentera des poètes français. #poetry #dialect #Italy montblanc.hypotheses.org/18587
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #FreakZonePlaylist
Dialect:
🎵 Evry Portal Past
#6music #Dialect
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
#onilkleymoorbartat #holdmybeer #yorkshiredialect
Looks like this video is from the #1980s from a longer documentary Does anyone in #yorkshire still speak this #dialect ? If so, why? Fortunately we have it & more on record courtesy of multiple #voicearchives on the internet.
Does anyone know of any good actual plays (audio or video) of Dialect? We're gearing up to play it soon ourselves.
#ttrpg #Dialect #StoryGames
Voices of the #Victorians analyzed in new research about northern accent development
phys.org/news/2026-01...
via @phys.org.web.brid.gy
#language #dialect #history #england #langsky
On this American island, residents speak a beautifully unique blend of Southern and Old English
Sadly, the one-of-a-kind dialect may soon be extinct.
www.upworthy.com/ocracoke-bro...
via @upworthy.com
#dialect #langsky
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Dialect:
🎵 Earth Angels of the Bone Age
#6music #Dialect
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
