English / Ulster-Scots Glossary
Abbreviations
Source | English / Ulster-Scots Glossary: A Core Vocabulary Wordlist with Verb Tables |
Author | Philip Robinson (compiled and edited by) |
Publisher | Ullans Press |
Edition | First Edition |
Date | 2013 |
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- adj - adjective
- adv - adverb, adverbial
- conj - conjunction
- def art - definite article
- indef art - indefinite article
- n - noun
- n pl - plural noun
- phr - phrase
- prep - preposition
- pron - pronoun
- v - verb
- vbl n - verbal noun
- v neg - negative verb
- v pt - verb past tense
- v pp - verb past participle
- (hist.) - historical, i.e. only attested in older literature
- (loc.) - local, i.e. this form only current in one locality
- (lit.) - literary, i.e. older form revived for formal or literary use
- (occas.) - occasional
- (joc.) - jocular
- (emph.) - emphatic, i.e. only when the form bears positional stress
Note on diacritics (accents).
Where accents appear on vowels in Ulster-Scots, they indicate features of pronunciation and can be omitted without any change to spelling (see Spelling and Pronunciation Guide). There are only three recommended for standard use:
a) ï (diæresis over 'i')
This is to represent English short 'i' in words such as 'pig and 'pin' when it is pronounced distinctively in an Ulster-Scots homonym
e.g. pïg/pig
b) ü (diæresis over 'u')
This is to represent English short 'u' in words such as 'pull', 'bush', 'bull' when it is pronounced distinctively in an Ulster-Scots homonym
e.g. büsh/bush [pronounced to rhyme with "hush "]
c) è (grave accent over 'e')
This is to represent an interdental pronunciation of the preceding consonant when followed by '-er'
e.g. eftèr/efter
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