This page lists all of the examples that appeared in the project's questionnaires, as found in the Search Examples section of the Linguist Atlas. Select an example to view the ratings that were recorded at each location.
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVE SHIFT
E4: He's really big getting. |
E5: He's dead angry getting. |
INTENSIFIERS
Q37: That's over big a bit for me. |
AGREEMENT
MEASURES
Q11: It was eight pound. |
Q12: It's ten mile away. |
Q13: I've no seen him in fifteen year! |
Q14: He could put away seven or eight pint in one sitting. |
Q15: That's seven long mile from here. |
MUCH/MANY
Q5: There's too much people here. |
Q6: No one got as much presents as him. |
NORTHERN SUBJECT RULE
WAS/WERE
A1: You was supposed to meet me at your house. |
A2: We was waiting for ages. |
A38: Aye, there were a man at the door earlier. |
AUXILIARIES
AFTER-PERFECT
D3: I'm just after speaking to him. |
D4: No he's just after one. |
AUXILIARY DOUBLING
D23: If I had've seen her I would have waved. |
D5: He might've no have left yet. |
D7: What should've he have bought instead? |
D8: What should've we said to them? |
BE-PERFECT
D1: I'm no been there in a while. |
D35: We're had our lunch already. |
D36: I'm been there twice since April. |
DOUBLE MODALS
ZERO AUXILIARIES
D11: I would rather made dinner myself. |
D12: I would only been about two at the time. |
D14: There been a lot of rain this week. |
D15: He was seen taken away by the police. |
D25: I think there a man outside. |
COMP
CONJUNCTIONS
I3: They bought a house, and him no even in work at the time! |
O36: He was smaller nor I expected. |
P1: He's a nice guy but. |
FOR TO INFINITIVES
J21: I'll put the heater on for to dry your jacket. |
J22: You're no allowed for to park on the main road. |
J23: I've got a new phone for to play with. |
OTHER
T1: See him next door, I can't stand him. |
RELATIVE CLAUSES
O30: I met Jim Smith, that comes fae Inverness, the other day. |
O40: That's the guy bumped into me earlier. |
HAVE-RAISING
ADVERBS
K1: He had aie a dram in him. |
K3: We had just on our jerseys as well. |
CONTRACTION
C10: I've a copy of that at home. |
C11: I've the film you're talking about at home. |
C12: I've that photo on my wall now. |
C13: We've a copy of that at home. |
NEGATION
C4: I haven't to go back until September. |
C5: I haven't any money on me. |
C6: I haven't that one with me. |
C7: We hadn't a lot of rain last week. |
C9: I haven't steak that often. |
QUESTIONS
C1: Have you one of these as well? |
C2: Have you any money for the meter? |
C3: Have you that charger with you? |
C8: Had we a lot of snow last Christmas? |
IMPERATIVES
INVERSION
EMBEDDED INVERSION
VERB RAISING
H7: Go you over there! |
O3: Take you a peerie sweetie. |
O45: Where bides she now? |
O46: When goes she away again? |
O49: Say they we should bring wine? |
LOCATIVE DISCOVERY EXPRESSIONS
DOUBLING
D22: There it's there! |
D26: Here it's here! |
D28: Here I'm here! |
D29: There I'm there! |
INVERTED
D31: There's it! |
D32: There's him! |
D33: There's them! |
MINIMAL
D19: Here it's! |
D21: There it's! |
D27: There I'm! |
D30: Here I'm! |
NOMINALS
DEMONSTRATIVES
DETERMINERS
Q46: I've got the cold again. |
Q7: He has to go to the hospital. |
Q8: I'm going to my bed. |
Q9: I've had my dinner already. |
IRREGULAR PLURALS
M1: He got something in his een! |
M2: You have to take off your sheen at the door. |
ONE
Q18: I got a big yin so we can share. |
Q23: I liked the yin with Jack Nicholson. |
PRONOUNS
PARTICIPLES
IRREGULAR PERFECT
B14: Hurry up, I've putten your dinner out. |
B5: I would've came along just for the cakes! |
B6: They've went home already |
B7: The waiter has forgot about us. |
IRREGULAR PRETERITE
PROGRESSIVE STATIVES
POLARITY
AMN'T
N30: I amn't ready! |
N31: I'm coming with you, amn't I? |
ELLIPSIS
S1: So he is. |
S2: Neither he is, I'm thinking of someone else. |
S3: It's a lovely day, so it is. |
S4: It's no a very nice day, neither it is. |
EMPHATIC POLARITY
D16: I div like a scone! |
N11: Naw I'm arnae! |
U1: Aye he can that. |
U3: Aye he will that. |
INT
NAE
NEGATIVE CONCORD
NEVER
N1: I never saw you. |
N2: He's never out his bed yet. |
OTHER
N37: I cannae no see them. |
S8: We were stuck in traffic for ages, were we? |
Ø ELEMENTS
D10: I na been there before. |
D18: I daa ken. |
D38: I caa mind his name. |
D9: I na want to be late. |
PREPOSITIONS
QUESTIONS
EH TAGS
SURE
O41: Sure Jim's fae Inverness? |
WH-QUESTIONS
VERBS & ARGUMENTS
LIGHT VERBS
PASSIVES
B23: I'm finished my soup now. |
B24: Are you done your dinner yet? |
E1: His van needs washed. |
E2: That baby wants fed. |
E3: Most teddies like cuddled. |
E6: Sounds like the dog wants out. |
PROMISE CONTROL
V1: You promised me to be here early! |
THAT'S NP BEEN
I1: That's him been sacked again. |
I2: That's there been rain every day this week. |
TRANSITIVE EXPLETIVES
R1: There's something fallen down the sink. |
R2: There are some other people been seated already. |
R4: There's some idiot smashed the window. |
Ø VERBS
G1: I'll away up the road. |
G14: On your shoes, we're going out. |
G2: Before I'm even finished speaking, he ons his coat and storms out! |