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! |
