End of ADS-L Digest - 1 Feb 1995 to 2 Feb 1995

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There are 5 messages totalling 139 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. "and them"

 2. ProcessEEZ (2)

 3. 3 Lexicographic Queries (2)



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Date:  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 06:03:00 EDT

From:  "David A. Johns" <DJOHNS[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UFPINE.BITNET>

Subject: "and them"



[[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nEm] is pretty common here in South Georgia, and it's not restricted

to 'Mama ____'. In fact, it seems to parallel the 'y'all' which means

'you and your normal group'. I hear it most often among students to

define cliques, as in 'Donny [[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nEm]' for 'Donny and the crowd he hangs

around with'.



Speakers seem to be aware of the construction as stigmatized -- i.e.,

they joke about it in the same way that they joke about the 'done'

past tense, even though they use both forms freely.



The loss of [D] in 'them' may be related to its loss in some

expressions involving 'there', especially 'right there' --> [r&:?er].



David Johns

Waycross College

Waycross, GA