,.DOCUMENT .14SU ED 123 927 ;,FL Oti.. 759 AUTH Peterson, Joseph; Thundyil, Zacharias TIT E A Computerized Questionnaire for the Dialectal Survey of he Upper Peninsula of lichigan. Papers, from the Michigan Linguistic Society Meeting, Vol. 1, No.
3. ' 0 INSTITUTION Central Michigan Univ.', MountPleasant.Dept. of EngliSh. PUB DATE 1' Oct 71 NOM .33p.; Paper.presented at the Michigan Linguistic. Society Meeting (October 9, 1971),; Best copy available. Parts of pages 26-32 may reproduce. poorly AVAILABL4 FROM.David Lawton, English Department, Centrl Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859 ($3.00 each issue)
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ABSTRACT This questionnaire'presents about 450 phonological, lexical, and grammatical items that are used in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In cdmposing the'aialect survey, termspertaNYng to climate, topography, and ethni groups were taken into account, as were other words and phrases w ich might be used by Upper Peninsula native' speakers. The su ve wi I involve residents from each of the fifteen counties of the er Peninsula. (Author/DB-)
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for the Dialectal . 4----..4>w z Computerized rAlestionnaire ZEN.Vi'Es_.10i,0.,..,0 . , wzIu .moz...aw-F-0,..._., ('J Surveyof tbe Upper ;eninsula of Michigan _ z., 4.":-.----,---,, r.-. Joseph.eterson and ?,acharias Thundiyil iilw Northern Michigan University 4t2; o- .- w n ..6wzr,in inx.::!wo .-0,.u..w
Systemati linguistic geography work' began in the Dnited-States in 1 0, as the American Linguistic Atlas 0
Project. It was t headedbyHans- Kurath and Bernard Block. A dialectal study ic usually conducted by constructing a
.cluestionnalre which tests speakers- of a guage as to,how their dialect makes use of that, language. The fieldworkers interview native residents that usually represent th-ee
groups,. the older and uneducated spedkers, the middle- ged
secondary school graduates, and the younger college graduates. The speakers are solectacraccording to their economic,
social, religious, or educational background and they may
Alva either 'in an urban or rural area. Then the responses have been tabulted, they are usually recorded on a map
,so that an deviation in usage can be observed readily. The largest problem confronted by those working on the'om
Linguistic Atlas has been the size of the task. It has ,\ mQ
taken fo'rt'y Years so far and. a completion date is not . in ight. ,rLY Up'to this time, eight primary areas have been studied:
New Engle the Mdddle Atlantic States, South' Atlantic
Staten, North Centra -s, Upper VAidwestt Rocky .Mountain
States, Pacific Coast, and Louiaina.. T e Neva England as
has been completed and published in 1939-19 Han. urath t. O 2. presented this work in 1949, in his Worddeogr phy of the
Eastern. United States.and E.B. Atwood published. Verb Forms
o tho Eastern States in 1953. Rayen.I. McDavid,.'Jr., Atwood, A1va,Davis, Walter' Avis,' Thomas Pearce,David Reed,. Marjorie
Kimmorrel. and others have-published additional$; evidencefrom
the study in American Speech, CollogeEnrlishand The English
Journal, Orbis Language, and, Language Learning. Kurath and McDaviU have publiShed a volume onpronunciation of the o -Eastern United States in 1963. Fieldwork has also been com-
pleted in Colorado, Oklahoma, Washington,and.eastern Montana;
-with the fialthiorkprogressing satisfactorilyin a number of C 4, other states. 'Work in .the North-Central area-hegan in1938-1940,
under Albert H. Marckwardt. A. L. >bavis and R. I. McDavid, Jr., made pontributions to thin'urvey 1949. The , .4mpleted field work for the Great Lak s region (Michigan,
Wisconsin, Ohio,' Indiana,1,1Iinois, and Kentucky) "and -the Upper Midwest (Minnesota; Iowa, North andSouth Dakota, and
Nebraska) are under the editorship of AlbertH. Marckwardt
and the, generalfindings have been 'published; Virginia Glenn ,McDavid ekpanded Atwood's study ofverbs in her.dip- , sertation-Verb Forms of the North CentralStates and Upper , MIdwest, in 1956. "Roger W. Shuy studed the northern part
of Illinois in his dissertationThe Boundary Between the NorthernandMidland Dialects in Illinois in19624-, MethodsandProced:10,
Up to this AbA no one has published the results of a dialectal survey OT thOippar Peninsula of Michigan. This survey will attempt to clarify the reasons why,we,in the Upper Peninsula, speak as we do. 44 The material- for this questionnaire has been derived
from dialectal work sheets, especially from A Compilation of
The .iork Sheets ei.the,Linguistio Atlas of the `United States and Canada and Associ4ted_Projects, personal inquiries,
1 and-with the invaluable aid of Dr. Zacharias Thundyil,
assistants professor of English, at Northern Michigan Univqrsity.
The questionnaire presents about-14,50 phonologial,
lexical, and grammatical items that are used in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan.' In composing the dialect Survey, we have taken into accbunttermsTertaining to climate, topography, and ethnic groups-as well as other words and phrases which might bd'used.by Upper Peninsula native speakers. The survey will involve residents from each of the fifteen
counties o the UppgrlPeninsulC.'- A field worker will. inter- view each inferMant regarding his vocabulary, grammar, and
the way he pronoUnces 1is words. The outstanding feature of the survey is thefect that all results will be tabulated
by a Computer. This will,fadilitate the compilation of the resultagreatly. It is hoped that if this method proves satisfactory, it can be adapted by-others compiling information.
for the Linguistic Atlas.. INSTRUCTIONS
iThi$ is a. questionnaire to determine the dialectal characteristics of the residents of the upper Ptninsula.
Please aid us by marking the. apPropriate c, d, Or e) on.theIBM"Card with the IBM pencil. The Mark should correspond with the selection you made on the
questionqire. There"are no riglit or wrong answers, but rather, each answer is an indicatidh of the particular speech pattern of your family, neighborhood,-cityi and
region. ,,Plqa.se mark the cards, with a dark'stroke,and
'should ybu decide to change ananswer, epase the previous Cheidecompletely.
Also, fill out ,he biograph'al page that precedes" the qu4tdonnaire: Attempt fill out the biographical
survey as *turately as pssiblebecauseyour speech habits
- are "the sum .tptal of al factorgthat have influenced `your life and we cAbetter determinehow mush your habits have been altered by/Outside influencesif this section is
accurate. IBM CardNo.
ATE NAME OF FIELD,C.IKER:
BI otft on AT DATA
AME:
°STREET AI)1H : CITY: NAME OF NEIGHUORHWD IF ANY:
PLACE OJ' BIRTH : AGE: SEX :
OTHCR Cot UN I TILM0 IN ldliCH YOU HAVE LIVED AND HOW LONG: 0
SIGNIFJCT. Ti /MEL (INCLUDE MILITARY SERVICE) :
OCCUPATION JOB, OR DESCRIPTION`) :
ED :
MOTHER ' S PLACE OF BIRTH : S EDUCATION : FATEER S PLACE -6pF BIRTH FATHER ' S EOU CA I0N : MATERNAL GRANDPAINTS:
SPLAGE OF BIRTH: VINDFATHER S PLACEOFBIRTH:
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
GRANDMOTHER'S PLACE OF BIRTH.: GRODFATHER'S PLACE OF BIRTH:
0 GRAMMAR
1. seen him. d.--Taven't b. hainit c. ain
2. The boys stones at the dog. a. threw;-b. throwed c. flung d. pitched
3. Paul, your clothes. a. Here are- 6. here's . 'many men that feel thatwet* There are b. There's
I'm correct, a. am I not ain't I c. aren't I
)6. he going to go to town. a. were b. was
\. . PIO weis co: ing me. toward b. towards,
. d. I ran. him.: a. ,into b. onto O. across
9. We went a little over. a. way b. ways c. piece
10. I said it is a. quarter before eleven b. quarter of eleven c. quarter till eleven d. 10:45
11. It's half Tour. a. past b. after
12. He isn't a. at home b.- to home c. -home-
13. It? COMillf; riicht; ; Sou. a. -at b. tewa61-- c. towards
14. They named tlie Oild him. a. after 57' for c. at d.
15. I fell V[Ia_4af:se. from a. off li. off, of c. off from d.
16r I w llt:Tt`his of that.. -.a.-7inStcad b. in place c. stead
17. We're waitir g John. a. on bl for I' 18. I want the bud. a. off---b. to get off
19. How big mime is it? a. a ia
20. Here your pencils-. a. is b. are
21. The oats thrashed,, a. is b":".sare
22. Those cabbages for sale. a. is b. aro
23. I have two of shoes. a. pair U. pairs
24. They had forty of apples. a. bushel 1).--Uushols
25. He hab two of. buLLer. a. pound ,b. pounds
26. The fence has twenty a.' posts b. postis n. post
He likes to piny . . ,,Z.7. , \ a. horseshoe b. horseshoeb
,..
28. 'Let's spray'fer . a. moth b., raiTfis c. mothis
29. I-bought two , of lettuce. a. head b.--heads..
30. That's a long a. way b. ways
31.- That's a short a. way b, ways
3 . It's nine high.
a. foot 16,.. feet
33. We have three . a. desks b.--aesk c. deskis
314. It waS111,t_ a. me 13:-- I
35. This is a. your b. yourn
36. This is a. theirs b. thairn 37. Are coming parer? a, you -b. youse o. yuz
38. boys are all bad. a. Those b. Them c. Thom there
39. He's the man owns the car. a. that p. who c. what d. which
40. '"Itm not going !" " ." a. Jic either b. he neither c. Noithor.aM
41. It is . a. I --U. me
42. He's going to do it . a. himself b. hisself
43. Let them, do it _,..... a. themselves --b. thoirablvos. theirself
/14. You can find thesb almost ?. . a. anywhere b. anYwheres c. any place
45: This: ,i.51,. I go.... a. pfs far as b. all the farther c. all the further d..1 .tho farthest e. the furthest
46. It scorns we'll neverwin. a. as though b. like c. as if
47. I won't go he does. a. unless b. less
48.. I like him hots funny. a. because b. cause c. on account of
49. This is not long as that one. a. as b. so
50,, John is university. :4. in b. in the
. . 51. I-tyay-e_ apple. a.A*i._ b.. an
52. Dill h.aS, . a. P1U-,'b7the flu
53. Do you haVb a.. mumps -b. the mumps
54. We the shOm without him.' a. began b. begun begin '
".'
"55. He bOtarcebuhble. es,;- Slew blowed
56. 'Sam the mountain. 'a. -climbed b. clim c. clum
'57.'-Jack over'to my house.. a. cede b, come e. corned
511.. off the cliff. a. dived b. dove
59. You too much. a. drnnk b, drunk c. drinked
60. Sally well. a. did b. dond
'61. Four girls drowned U. drownded. we
62. Jim , inches lapt year.' a. grew . .b. Crowed
63. to bemerecareful. --Yearned b..learnt c. lapnd. larnt
77-64. They down to rest.
- a. lay b: laid
65. The cowboys .five mil a. rode b.
66, The t cckmen three hours. a. ran, b. run
67, ie thep yesterday. a. saw b. seen c. seed
9 68. Harvey, quietly. a. out --U. set
69. Yod our fun. a. spoiled b.
70. I was after the game. a. wore out b. worn out -
se, 71. The lawn was after the/shol a. tore up -b. torn up'
72. They had five miles / a. rode.--F. riden /
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73. You have too much. a. drank b. drunk'
74.. The snakes have three men. a. bit b. titcen
75. You do that. a. hadn't ought b. ought not c. oughtn't
76. It looks a.v good b. well
77. I will, the meat thoroughly. . a., chew b. chow c.champ d. chomp
.78. Give rae orange. a. a S an
79. I like fellows. a. these here b. these c. therm
80. now boys a. themhere b. the c. those
81. do you wish tospankito. a. Whom b. Who
82. did you t'Llkto. a. Whom b. Who
83-.4.401ey didn't tell-me he paid. a. whom b. who
84. I believe he couldn't it. a. swallow b. swalTOT
85. You, to do that. a. ,ain't ought b. oughtn't to,c. ortnit
86. We .use d to kill a. fox .b. fLoxos
Some roots are . a. poisonous b. poison
88. It's time to go. a. &Mst b. near nearly d. peotty near
89. I'm to go in there. a. scared b..- afraid c. afearod d. scairt
90. He sick suddenly. a. pat b. took c, -' was taken
1 1 / 91. He is /better. P. a. some b. somewhat c. a little d. mite
,92. John cold. a. caught a caught c. .took d. ketched
93. Haverylt you your medicine yet? a. taken Et' took c. / tuck
94.: The/ old woman I.Jas . deaf of hearilng" b. deaf d. deaf d. hard of hearip
950 We glad to. hear from you. a. shal be
96 you (1 r a. go ,and spank b. take and spank c. up and sp d. spank
97. I was Lhpemiag. a. up in b. uatp .c. down in d. over to
913. School at throe O'clo a. lets out b. turns out c, is over d. gets out
99. When does school a 'ter vacation?. a. start b. begin c., .comr9ence d. toice up
100. I don't know I ant to go. a, as b. IT' . whether
101. It seems never-leave. a. like --E. .as if c. as though
102. I don't ',know . I better be careful. a, btt what b. but c. but that .0.. 103. I like that it's so new.- a./ 1:yca6Ope --li. becaz c. ruz 0 104, yoyt asked pc. a. Dying as b. Being that c.* Since :d. Being how ,e. Being as how
105. Who' you that song? a. ,,taught -b. AO-ached. kor,-
.106. I've tirvEstf of iti/ A a. hdiei.d b. heard tell ht 107. That isnotes historical novel.. 4 a. a b. an.
12 108. My' contention has been many times. a. proven b.. :proved--
109. 1 any...Sense-.
a.-Tavenft. hardly ..4-.. have hardly
. . 110. I go at a.--riad rater ;h. -mould rather c.. rather
111. They have a new tiko. a. gottenb. got
112. I took it to be a. they b. t17671 W. She noticed that the door a. moved b. moves
114. of the three roads is good. a. Eith b. Everyone
115. Ybu may as i you please. a. whoraso ver. b.g,whocver - ,ektsoever. ay .116. A11 came except a. she b. her
117..1 .knew it. to be .- 4.. he b..
118. He to make exc37es. a. began - V. begun c.
119. This/was the reason he we om a. Athy b. that
'N,120. None of thr ere. a. are iz
121.'I mustgo a,d- down. ,- a. lay 4 41, 122. That wathe easofor leaving 'town. a# my eav g Thle...17Eving
123: a . have drank
'124,We' ca you came. a. f ..--from whence
'125. and guess are invited: a. Your b:il You
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126. One of my brothers helping me. . were -ID. was
127. Everybody'bought. own ticket. a. his b. their-
128. If it for-schcali life would be boting: a. wasn't b. went
129.. affairs are his concern. //r b. Everybody else's . - a. Everybody's else
30. z room is cold. awfully b. awful 0
131. I feel differently you do. a. then- b. than
132. I felt' about his death. a. badly b. bad
133. I will g,o, you keep away. a. prov;Iding b. provided-
134. They invited my parents and a. me b, myself.
135. I wish I intelligent-. :a. was 1.7 were o. 136. It's be.,t. today.- a. rT b: :really
. 137. corner is on Third Stre a. fags b. L).s?"°'
-1.38. Lett-ET-7' home.!... a. go-7-b. go'-to o. wo to the
139. We'll , 'a few beer a% hoist b. ki e. drink.
140. .Paul. run fa . a. didn't b don't
141. Wetre b. /late for class. a., gonna going to GI>
142. are tboew. b. These a. These oneN 143. I. will not a dime. a.. lend S. borrow
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Inthe following sentences, a' We'rd or phraze has
'been underlifidd. After readingl each sentence, decide if
the underltined woxd or words haVe been used collrectly. -
IridIca,te your answer by marking a, b, orc on the IBM-card.
44. I didn't do nothinf! wrong. use this pi-fres°N, b. I wouldn't use 3,, 145. You IVE1 the oily person there. a. I usi this phrase b. INdon't use it
146. One rarely enjoys one t.s luncheon when one is tired. .a. Luse this phrase- b. I don't use it 10. I.can't.seom to get this problem right. Use this phrase b. I wouldn.ltnse
10. Neither of your excuses, are really valid. a. I use.thili combination b. I wouldn't use it a liere is ig woods behind the house.
' I.4ortiscombination b. I wouldn't use it
150, looked at me and says... a. I Would use t1iis word here b.I wouldn't use'it
151. I've, absolutely pot to go. -a. ..1:would use this word ere b. .I wouldn't use it
152. A light complccted girl pas ed/ a. I would use this.word he e b. I woulan1:. use it.
153. He moves mighty quick.,for-a ig man. a. I would Use this phrasd b. I wouldn't use it
154. I wish he hadn't of co a:- I would use ombination b.I wouldn't use it
155;Don't t those kind of shoes. a. I tv Auld use this word here b. I wouldn't use it
156. He most, wa sgbes what I tell him to do. a. Iwdu 1180 this phrase b. I wouldn't use it
157. Illuy went in arch:for the missing child. a. I use this clibination I wouldn't use it -15-
VOCABULARY
1. Thesun . at-five a.m, a. rose--7b. raised c. came up riz
2. Re came to our house a.' after dart b. after d sk C.after suneet; d. after supper o 3. I ran for a. -a while b. a. time, c. a spell
4. its a a. nice ,Tay' ;b. pretty day fine day d. pleasant day
-(5. The weathe is before a storm. a. changing b._ Sathdring c. threatening d.
6. Thefog by noon. a. cle!r6d pff b. cleared a&ay c, lifted d. burned away
7. The rain Within a short time. a. slacked off b. slowdd-deI c: let up
8. The wind- is befoI'e the s a. picking up b. gettiT stronger, c. d. sting N 9. The wind is after esevere rain. a. goipg down b. findown C. easing up
thibmg. ning, a.' -snappy 'b. keen, c frsh d. brisk h .11. wab sitting on the for an hour. a. sofa t couch. davenport daybed
T.-4 12. put my clothes .in a upon "arrival. a. Chest of drawers dresser c. bureau
13,, Mechanicalroller sh esare called a. Windowshades .. blinds c. curtains
14'. A built-in ofhP closet is called a closet b. wardrobe c. preps-7
15. Old worthlessfurniture,ana1Mplementsarealled a. junk b. rubbish' c. trash 0d:plunder
16. The brooM'ip the door. :in,back of c. Wandside d. back of
1 6 17. I rented (a or.an) . -a. apartment ,.*b. :teneMent c. flat
18. I told you to the door quietly, a.' phut b. Froab c.7: pull shut
19. The 6xteriorof a fiouse i4 covered with a. siding b. clapboatds c. weather boarding
240. I walked downstairs to the a. vellar.b. brapem!qt
21. The Pletal under th 4les::._of a roof that catches water is
callbd a --,. ae gutter .b. raihNpipe c. canal d. rain gutter If ,:. - 22. I put ply wbo nd...o617ib a . a. Oiled 4b. leap,to v. woodshed d. tool shed -
23. I pUt oak in MY house's. a. beams b. i7aPters .:c. roof supports
. Johnput his potates in a'___last fall. a. revel; house b. potatecellar c. root cellar
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25. A pile Of-hay the ield;',is calleda . a. shock V. heap ...;..pile d. mow
26. The ha put in the bath7: a. lo-t. b. bay. c. 11104 . \ 27. Mn put thecows in the a. barn b. cow shed c. stable
28. The hOgSslept in the ,a, hci-un b.' hogEaTse c. pig pen d sty
29. The ancklals grazed in the . ea. patture , b.- range .c. afield 30. We caried our water in a . a. paid b.. bucket .c.'77-Ean o 31. The man took hislunch to work:in-a a. buoket, b. box c.. .dinnerbuTkra d. lunch pail
32. I took my refuse outside to the a. garbage can b. trash can c. refuse can,
1 33. I wiped the dishes with thp 'last ni.ght, a. dish wiper b. tea tow c. ,dish towel d. dry rag 34. I washed my face With 'a a.. wash cloth b. face cloth c. wash rag
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35. I turned .the water off. a. faucet b. tap c. spigot d. cock 36. The farmer carried the grain ina . burlap bag b. gunny sack c, sack d. bag 37. The.. man played the with great skill. a. mouth organ b:harmonica c. mouth harp 38. The woodsman was seen wood in his wagon.; a. hauling b. drawaT c. carting
39. Will you .drive your r to the fair? a... car b. auto c. automobile d. motor car 40. My.car needs a badly. a. grease job' b. tube job c. greasing,
41. I wore my new to work. a. trousers D. pants c. jeans d. slacks
-42. John carried,;100 in his a. wallet. b. pocketbeBE- c. billfold
43. Only a few trees gr,pWin the after the firo. a.. swamp b. march 1c. VETT, d. slough '44. The boats were unloading cargo at the all night. a. whaxf b. landing cc pier d. dock
45., We drove on a for 400 miles. a. cement roan b. concrete road ,c. pavement
46. The men took the . to the villve. a. by-way .lackroad c,Conntry,road d. secondary. ,
road. . -
-47.k John lived on a Wide in Marquette. a. street b. road c. avenue d. boulevard 48. The dog was a composite of many breeds. a. mongr61 'b. mutt c. cur d. hound dog
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. 1149.. All horses when they know they will be fed, soon. a. whinny T. nicker c. whicker \ c of \ 5, . My was sitting on six .eggs. \ \ .. a. e- hatching-hen b. cluck c. brooder; d. broddy-hen -. e.. 4c,' 51. Home-made bread is always fresher than bread. a. baker's broad b. boughttm bread c. store-bough-* , k
'52.-.1 bought five links of at the store. . a.' liver sausage b. -irvcrwurst c. liver pudding
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store. . isusually bought from a specialty 53 . Black pudding Blood -sausage b. Blood pudding c. a. h I ofteneat for supper. 54. Dutch cheese c. pot cheese a. cottage "Clieese b. d. Curd
°. ", .is delicious. 55. flee ..dish ,..6P-Ple cobbler a. iapple 1717 b. apple Jonathan c.
, . of the cherry by mistake. 56. I \ te the -. pit-. a. seed. ,77 stone .c.
57. Did-you use the of the peach? d. pit a. stone b. seed c. kernel-
58. I broke the o.f the nut with one blow. a. burr b. shell c. hull
We all ate for supper. jerseys a., yams sweet potatoes c.
We took the off the ear of corn. a.shucks -E7 husks c. caps corn was topped with a,-yollow when_itripened. 61. The 'd; silk a. tassel b. tossla c. corn beard
62. I took a of whiskey this morning. d. shot N a. swig ,b. nip c. slug The-small owl howled'eonstantly. 63. squinch 0. scritch a. screech b. squeech c. across the road. I purposely avoided the as she walked 64. woods pussy a. skunk W. pole cat, c,. ate his nuts.greedily. 65. The c. gopher_ a. TET.pmnk-- b. ground squirrel for.our trip. We dug for an hour inorder to get enough 66. c. fishing worms a. earthworms b. angleworms - was in earlyJuly. 67. The first time we saw a c. fire bug d. June bug a. firefly b. lightnTiiii bug flew many crazy patternsaround mY head. 68. The c. sewingneedle": a. "aTigon fly b. darning needle. for our fishing trip. 69. We bought twodozen b. silvers. a. minnows b. shiners broom. I knocked the off ,Lhe ceiling with a 70. c. spider'sweb a. spiderweb cobweb 71. Iplanted _five trees. a.N. sugar maple b. hard-maple c. rock maple d. sugar 72. John walked through the . a. poison ivy b. poison oak c. poison vine
73. I will ask , about .the money. a. my husband b. my old man c.; my mister
74. I musVask I about that recipe. a. rte} woman b. thd wife* c. the Ms. d. my' old lady
75. , may I have the car? a. Pa. b. Paw c. Pop d. Daddy e. Dad
76. ''May I have more odsert ? a. ma .V. mom 'c. maw
. 77.-We are going to see tomorre a. grandpaw 'b. gramps c. grandpa d.',grandfather
78. We talked to- lastv9Akme-,.. a. grandmother ,..b.e.-1-ammah c. ..grahny d.. gran o''''''''''- 79. Webought a new 141. for tlirtaby. ... -., :=700-. a. 'baby carriage ' b. baby buggy c..._baby_caach-.. John his fa Cher. resembles b. takes after c. -favors' d. looks like 81. irs.3on(46- five children7by herself. a.* ral-sed---b. brought up ^c. reared
82. I mist go ',,, title baby. a, loo -kari71b. tend c take care at d. mind ...,. 113. You had *ter beli,.Fe or you will get .a. a. -,whipping b. eking c. smacking d. tanning 84. I dislike her a.,'relatives poop c. folks d. kinfolks 85. John is my __- a. friend -bu c. pa d. chum
86.-,Peter workedas a' large rdn,,ch fora year. a.*,hand p: .cow7l 757 . hiredmath=,,- d.' cowhand
87. Mary looked after her icknesc. a. peaked b. c scrawny sickly he squeaks. b. tight c. ch4nchy d. chi.htzy
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.89. He's nice, but he is so d. slovenly a. sloppy b. messy c. dowdy Mabel is so it's unbe14.evablo 90. d. ornery a. stubborn7=,-,...c.hati449i. pig-headed
91. I. am whefi am not feeling well. touchy b. testy c. short-tempered ia. The man beeamo when I told him the bad news. 92 mean. a. mad b. angry c. ugly d. after he fell in the r4vet; 93. Charley was mad as a b., bull c.. hornet d. hatter . a. wet hen after playing tennis andbasketball. 94. I was pooped a. /tired b. exhausted c. done in d.
Mr. Jones yesterday. 95. d. pa -sled on a. died -1). passed away c. left us
96. We visited the during'Easter week. a. graveyard b. cemetery c. burying-ground Julie drank for:an hour andthen began to violently. 97. barf e. up-chuck a. vomit b. puke c. heave' d. Rudy was seen hi's wife. 98. d. spooning a. kissing b. bussing c. smootching He has been her for a year. 99. keeping company with a. courting---1. going with c. d. going steady with. e. dating"
100. Jane . c. jilted him a. turned him down b. gave him the gate a:--broke off (with him) We went to the last-Saturday night. 101. shindig a. dance b. c. hop. d. -I often draw with a. .- 102. coloring crayon --\a. crayon b. craWaa . c. I was seen in the Friday night. 103. c. movie a. moving,picture house b. movie-house d. theater
the . 104. The fire engines roared out of c. fire hall a. fire house b.. fire station' The U.S. was involved in the in 1863. 105. C. War of a. CiViI War b. War between the States Secession,
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. My cost .150.00. a. stereo b. hi-fi c. record player d. phonograph 107. We never feared a. spooks- b. ghosts c Spirits
108. It's cold outside. a. awfully. b. terribly c. right d. powerfully
109. You certainly are of Din to,be with. a. loads b. heaps c. scads d. slews e. lots
110. Mr., Brown owns of,land. a. a good dealb. right much c. plenty
111. How much are you for this book? a. at ng b. wanting c. charging
112. After seeing the ghost, he ran like a. a house afire b. sixty c. a scared rabbit d. all get out.
113. May I hometin my car a. take you b.. see you c. bring ou d. carry you
114. I must that ;broken table. -a. .x fix7--b. mdnd c. repair d. tend to
115. The boy,were on the job. a. wasting time b: loafing c. killing time
116. Who my book? a. stole b. swiped c. cooned . snitched
117. We to leave tomorrow. a.- intend b. mean c. aim d. are fixing
118. He when he store the car. a. queered-himself b. got bad C. cooked his goosq
119. . You on me Will you Johnny? a. tell 'TE: squeal c. tattle d. snitch
120. I will two dozen flowers. a. pick b. pull c. gather d. pluck
121. The Tigers will the Hawks tomorrow. a. defeat `is). trim c. beat d. upend J 122. We were walking along; the road when a began. a. cloudburst downpour c. heavy rain d. squall
123. We were shocked, by the violent a. thunder shower b. electrical storm d. thunder storm
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124. I Tall stay here during the - . a.' drizzle b. sprinkle c. shower
. 125. The strawberries were killed by the a, frost b. freeze -126., We entertained our guests in the a. parlor b. living room c. sitting room d, family ./- 127. The spewed out black smoke. a. armney b. smoke stack c.' fun
128. I put my freshly-picked flowers in Lila A4 vase b. flower pot c. laower-holder
129. We all walked down to the yesterday to fish. a., creak b. tiranch c. 'tributary-
130. Intlifsurimer, many people Jive at their g. camp b. summer home , c. cottage --U., cabin
131: WO Y4 across the river. a. c b. clean .c. all the way d. completely.
132. The cl 4 old us it was midnight. d. near a. alM . b. pretty near c.- nearly
133. I wore m to gym class.' a. .tenni gEbes b. gym shoes c. sneakers
134. John picked two pails, of beans. ,string b. green c., snap . , 135. We drove from Marquette to Negaunee on the . a. turnpike b. thruway c. highway c. interstate
. 136. Would you please your room? "a. clean up b. straighten up c. tidy up . 137. I am going to the baby in his carriage. 9 a..ride t. wheel c. push d. walk . \138. My arecoming%o visit me. a. family b. folks c. parents d. kin
I'placed.themap on the . of 'the car. a, dash b. dashboard---c.. instrument panel
140. St on the and make this car go faster. c. gas pedal . a. gas b. -accelerator
-141. The lmost blew us off the road as it passed. a. truck b. truck and trailer c. semi d. trailer- truck
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lh2. ,We escaped injury even though,we crossedover the 'into the oncoming traffic. ..1 a. -median b. center strip c. divider d. grass strip We left Miami from their largest a. airpOrt b. air terminal c. air field
4. John. waited For lila-train at the a. railway station 1_). dePot- c. train stop. d. #;ailioad station
/' P.. `
. The firemen attached their hoses to the a. liziire plug b, fire hydrant c. hydrant 70 I usually call a policeman a. cop b. fuzz c. officer d. bull . policeffan
11,7. roads are a. slick b. slippery c. treachero
148. I went to thn to buy my groceries. ° a. groce'ry store b. super market / grocery d. food storo c. super mart
.640' 11+9. We went- to the during the warm weather.. a. drivein' b. drive -in, movie t. outdoor-theater
150. The /6as yellow-orange andvery sweet. a. muhtmelon b. cantaloup c. mushmelon
151. The children drank the quickly. a. pop b. soda c. soda pop 'd. soft drink'
152. John Wit5 constantly snatch)* between meals.
/ a. a bite b. a snack c.a a lunch '
153. Would you plea..a buy two pounds of a. hamburg h. hamburg c. burger d. ground beef
154. Letts go to the shop as buy .a sandwich. a. hero b. submaane c. poor7boy
155. The girls wcr6 actaid to,ride the at the fir. a. -coaster b. roller coaster c. rolly-coaster
156. Thate-wasntt a dive but a a. belly-flop b. helly-flon0er c. belly-buster.
157. John and Billy were outside playing on the despite the cold. , a. school yard b. playground .c. school ground
158. May I have (a-or.an) to hold my pencils togethor. a. rubber band b. elastic, band
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159. ,The,man's came down to his knees. shorts'--b. bermuda shorts c. betmudas d. walking shorts
160. He's not from the city, hels,a . d. clod- a. backwoodsman b. hayseed c. hilibilly hopper
'163. I am afraid I will if I play in the rain. a, be taken sickTi.get sick c. take sick
162. Peter will if he isn't more -careful. .6 a. catch a cold b, catch cold c. get a cold come down with a cold.
16)'. I you're right. a. reckon b. guess c. figure imagine'
164. Paul was sick . a. at his'stemach b. in his stomach c. to his stomach d. ,of )68 stomach e. with his stomach
165. I'm ['pin:, to supper. a. gets b. make c. fix
166. Jobs arc the3e days. a. scarce b. hard to borne by c. tight
167. I a bag of flour; a. pa-c!:od b, toted c, lugged
-168. Go me a gun. a. bring b. fetch c. get d. find
169. Drive your to my camp. a.. snowmobTre' b. ski-do c. machine
170. The cut-thre)cOrtlsof wood today.- a. TilFbetsjack b. woodsman c. pulp-cutter
).71. -I enjoy ,for lunch"! , a. pasties. b. Own; pies ,
We should go . 172. ride bicycles a. bike-riding b. ,:'rid'e bikes c.
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PRONUNCIhTIeN
Thefdlowing .sa,ntencescontain wiirds or phrases which will be used to determine the prOnunciation patterns of the residents of Upper Penin- la. From the various
phonemic transcriptions of the wo d or phrase at e9nd
of each sentence," choose the ono you normally use and mark
the choice on the Ib!:, card ccording to previous, instructions.
The verd in question wilbe.underlined in each sentence.
LC/.0/ 1. I took.:d4,p,atigLi 1; :; nicht, /s a Yi / e, . C.45 4. 17 br
2. ran around' the.bldek tai co. a. /7LA, i.s/ .b I. 14/ elj22/
3. John awokp late yesterday morning./ a.
. It will probably rain tomorrow.. a. t,c7,1;-.1.-t.ete a, ato) V ;,.7 //1eV", j
We saw. Steve yost,nr.day. b. tv Z7",P z. 2.51:41Y17/ 6. I had fun this year. 4. 42--T / b.,ort 7.' The fog was very beautiful. a. // o.74_ b. \ilp $ 8. It seems foguy t6day.
9.We dug the tree out by a large
-""). 10. Do youoplay the :iono?
11. I put the roof on that house.
12. Sue lives in that thew hodse. ,_
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,Fir. J s oWns three houAos.
111". Mary owns drrr.
15.Did youbury that -pot?'
? 16. The baby, ate- his dinner withasoon.
17. 17..She rj n,-.,esher hair with Brock Rinse..
a. 1.1_2_5/ h. 42/2_2/1 18. I will washmy face today., .7 d.
19; tda (Irani; her bottle quietly. a. b.
O. Did you see thesize of 'that 1 \ 21. The clog, jumped through seven b. 22;) I hit the nail wi71- a. b. 23., 'Frank bought a new -prow. a. bd C, ...- 211.." Did. you r,rea.:e' that car? a. b. a. 25. That old tObare,Er.ri ,rides b. 'c. , 26.Your hands are quit p;rc,dsv". 27. Will you move the whpeTharrow? N 1001: ancient. -27 29. I boughttf 4' br;,nd nc*,ear. Lip2 //(A, i 0.' //v You look quite prPt.tv tonight. a. //) b. / .31. If,nttthatanewdress? a. Z/7 1(716 b. 12. Are th61-.0 inthat_-bra-c elet? a. b. .L.L-e-1-16-6 / 33. Itis only noonancPthe creel:is rising.a. ' b 34. Yourdor,is in my Lard. b. /d 351 Clara 'owns thatbrownCow. .a. L A ,1%1-, a1 b. /k 4 36.Do yougetwool froma sheep?.. a /y / v/ b. 37. Plyhogweirjled 300 pounds. a. la: 38. Thatis thebdst sauspkieI tasted. a,/ S.A4'5 .71 / a. 1) . .51,7S4:.4II . N 39. Thebutcher is quite young. -77-1---- a:. x3t, ,,,afy b i, /t,,1,-<-.-4.9 40. The the4t.4'Lpoiled. a.gp_o_r/d/ b./4"..L2.2.Lidi 41.. We make maple syrupeachspring,. a. '/.--1-L:=2/21 . , b pl-Z!:,// 42.' That is .genuine leather., a. / iv,Itex i0/ b. 4,./zr6- fitc..rni 43. That 'apricot is ripe.da a./-,2/7E.A.,7-C/1 '.b ../ ._yji,pti i We grew that tomato. .a../t,/,eto/ b.1,-41,,,-- t.,/ ,. /1.5. -That soot isblack. a. /5--ey1-7,:: b. n. u-L / $ , - 46. The ftrawberries ripen in Juno. a. h ty^,.!r. --pj.-' z./ b.is t. /^ a' L.4.:' fi ,-/ zl 1 p 1: O a ..4 a . id' --)r .9r/ aati011AWis almost sixteen. b.?,(6. t..")/1 C.1-1 a d 9 PI ,t j.r1 is a stranger in town. a /;_ii-- p /4, b.7i,, q 9. Is your .u,nt, stillliving? a./ ';'71--A p AP /7 k ., ,, ,, et. , , , 50, Are you g,a,od student? a. .-I4e f ,2? // t.-/ \ b. /,..',. i ud,-/// ti 51..1 taurht her to b,oagood secretary. a.ii__1521 !'t /I b.t (-,2;/, ,5 4 Yt..t ,C. .)5.,<-'r?t 7't :/'P37 ' . 52. Will .You wait ,just a miclute. a. /13:_. tp 0)14 a t/ b:/74,'"..,.1,iL,/i'....a.14 Yr/ ': (.! 53. Do your, Lams hurt? a. ./ 22/) z_/ b. 47....ci_ii2 z/ noesYour city-have a library? a. 2, /z.z.,,;-) PI/ 54. b. // /' 6,?c..z/ ,a. /11_,;72;(/ 'nu need a heater when it is this cold. 1.): 55. :c. 12174/0'1 ',. 56. Do you rcppect the Lnlice? . a./j_i2,7 5/ b . /7/2 ,-7/ i /5/ 57.Ilayei'iyou ever ttaveled to Cincinnati? a . /i.,2,:,7 )_,2 /9 7,?- i I/ ,0 b . p .i",,, 5 ,-;, h ,, c v/ k 58.. 'Dew OrloyIns is,:in the South. . a. /A / 4.ev,,/,2;-!2/, zV' ,u . y 4 7 1 .c-,:- tt pn z/ . I went ,to school in Louisvi3 3 e. a./2,,v//_r: ,6...... zz V:r1/ / b. 5, .p/ e ', ,, 60..Q11-I carp , iS 390..,vales south of Marquette. a./SX:Az, hal , b.' ,,-* r A -rf--, c>/:,-(Rikeiej /p 7 /?)e-../-/ /II 61., nar'ip.i6tte--playS haakey against. Des lio3he.a. b././/,/..5,,e,/,/ a. /7 (t. CI 62. Do you bo.liu11,6' in a God? b. v / 63. It has '))(4-e' n n beauti r,reekend. Phz__Z_Lt.L.6,' 1/ b o /C. efrci ..72LEI // 64; I Wotad like to Thatshirt. a. a of ---______T , A b. / /,:7,c0/ `65'. It has 'been twc weekssinc-e--Lsaw you. a.41..e ii .5/ b. c / ,..)5 le, ------___ i f, 66, \There were\sLour -01Lislast year. .a -.-- ,/7 . b. 67.- kept our t;ittsin the"franary, a. /cltr.---'Li_c2.11 b. :>-Li2c--: // 68. It 'i.s about tijraiyou champ the Earb_ye. a. bjk/,et/221.'2j 69. Dontt m c to%.ard a. /7.':,tier'/14 . 0 b 70.Do you havi. 0college _education? a/S01777'(,.5v, , b. /q_yir / 71. Is the ur-Lovernm2nt? a.ic/,-7 V r-7 t.17 b. 1/41_,.?_IL,:;.., /1 nt '1. 72.. I live at li..ouCj.!.112Box 83b. a./f) a fi_e_ b. le.<:e, 3. I will be rpi.,\.;nty3ki1vcrl noxt year a. 7-...1;.5 ra.rI b.. 71 +. That is ;just not correct'. 1(1°`2': a. My sister owns a horot; a, /4 7.,74 .12 b. /7,1, st , Did you c0tchra fish? 4. 1 / cTr2"=,-,I.,,L b ...4,1--.. r/ 4'1 . IlycSn ri,v'shiris. a. je:2_4;.? ... t.,.z- / b. tt, ' /?-7,) c ,^ ,-/iz-/' ( ,, 7'8. The Frtirru.)5V7ero covered with leather. 4IT 7 / T f ' ,-7/) 5 / ° b. //5 Z :f /"./ , 5/ fly 4,..yroint,or is seven years' -old. 79. aYre ',' h .7iL/e-...2rI ".. uiti,rve ro/5 .4,.,,,i , ala -hit you in the. mouth. a./,/)-i ;tri_EY b. /.,12./_:4LLy $1. Are you a./,,:i r i ) JD./ / j_./.7 .- 3.0 So 82. I would rather you didn't ao that. a./r1 b. 83. These' worms will do nickely. a./ , b . 84. I saw forty fish.yesturd,V. a. /.1=':w'rx/ b. / // 85. I 'have a kettle .like that. b. /A l 1/ % o 74,e 1(11,2/1 86. My bottle isemP a. /e..-Lei.k1// "- b. p--./-LL:// 87. That horse has sharp hooves. a.fif v 0 b. Z2L!1g,A 88.'What color .is that? a. // 89. Chew your gum quietly. a° 90. I AlaIl not be50angry tomorrow 9i Idawill---.11:111.11c1tomorrow. *t7 My ,inter teaches English.' a. /5-,15li7,r./ P. iz,-,4_s_Yar/ Are you from a kproirn country? a. 7/'.7'," 7,14 93. V. /22_54,- 9,,Cl/ 94. I ate one orange earlier today. a./-.7' j b /i.3.7._';,'9 /v./ 95. I lived on a farmi:or ten years= , a -4',./".".v.J. /J1 / l', 1 b. yr1.--,/,,,,/ .o r .0. 96. John used 200 yards, of wire. a. /14"0: ALL / b. i/t.-V 1,7_,(7'L I a. 97. You are on my list-of guests. . _------ ..:------, . d -- /yet . -. et/\A 911. .marquotto is a long.way from Miami. ",/Ai_ .... 99. It would pay you to be less earelosS.. a. 22,Ip/ 31. 1 0 31:r 100. I have a pain in my stck.mch. a. b. 101. I need a pcimv for the tax on my gum. a. b. He won't do that. 102. . a. b. 103. Your humor is very caustic. a. b. 1044 John err;; with you yesterday. a. b. 105. Which one of you did that? a. b. 106. Now did you misn thdt throw? a. 107. 1dr3, Jonee is Very mean. b. c. I . O 1/4 BIBLIOGRAPHY Ashley, Annabel, and Malmstrom, Jean. Dialects-U.S.A. Champaign, Illinois, Iho Ronald fr e s s Co., 1963. Cook, Alb0t 13: Introduction to the Em,:lis.11-Lanrnare, Strucr,laro a64111-,Tairy. The Sinajal PrQss Davis, A.L. Dialects in Illinois. "Illinois English "-VI; Din, No.. 423rbana, Illinois, 1969. Davis, Alva Lee, McDavid, RaVe Jr., and MCl/avid,- Virginia, G. A Compilation ofhe Work Sheets of the Lin- guistic Atli rat' tl United. StateS and Canada and The University Associated, Prol(2.c ,. . ed. Chicaco: ire s 969 ' . Kurath; Hans. Linvids a.c Atlas .for the East Coast. Providence, Rhode 1=nd , 1941. Facto About.. Marckpardt, Albert II , and Fred GWolcott. N >w York',. 1938. ' Current En 1 tsh Usare. Champaign, Shu . Roger 11. DiS ovel;ing\ Ameri u.n Dialects. Illindis, 1 137 . :-*".71-