1342.
Grant
(Seumas): Gaelic in Western Banffshire: the extent of Gaelic speech in 1881 and the nature of the Gaelic dialect spoken.
In
Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig, 1
(2002), pp. 75–90.
[1.] Evidence for Gaelic speech in Banffshire in 1881; [2.] Evidence for the Gaelic dialect of Banffshire. Features with corresponding maps discussed incl.: 1. -
am
, -
om
; 2. -
all
, -
oll
, -
ann
, -
onn
; 3./4. Preaspiration before
t
and
p
; 5. -
adh
> Ø; 6.
bh
>
u
; 7. Slender -
nn
> [ŋʹ]; 8. -
m
+
f
- > -
m
+
b
-; 9. -
n
+
s
- > -
n
+
z
-; 10. -
n
+ ʃ> -
n
+ ʤ; 11. ‘east’ (
sìos
), ‘west’ (
suas
); 12. down(wards) (
a-bhàn
); [3.] Conclusions.
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Classifications:
C 4.5 Sociolinguistics: Language loss and maintenance: Scottish Gaelic
D 1.4 Etymology (Collections)
E 7.6 Dialectology: Scotland
E 4.2.3 Phonology: Scottish Gaelic
Indexes:
Words/Proper Names:
-adh > Ø
-nn (slender) > [ŋʹ]
a (before sonorants)
a-bhàn (ScG)
bh > u
f > b
o (before sonorants)
preaspiration
s (ʃ> ʤ)
s > z
sìos (ScG)
suas (ScG)