Date:  Sat, 24 Jan 1998 17:38:39 -0500
From:  sonja lanehart <lanehart[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ARCHES.UGA.EDU>
Subject: Survey help again

We are about to pilot a survey on the attitudes and knowledge of
pre-service teachers about language variation. What I need this time is
for you to indicate if any of the sentences listed are plausible in any
variety of AMERICAN English. If the sentence is plausible, please tell
me which variety it is plausible in. If it is plausible in some other
global variety of English, please tell which variety. Thanks for your
help in advance.

1. He doesn't knows his wife's phone number.
2. Give me tens dollar.
3. He waiting for ten minutes before he left.
4. At least he knew you have a phone.
5. He likes a-hunting.

6. 'preach' rhymes with 'latch'
7. 'pen' rhymes with 'bun'
8. 'thick' is pronounced like 'sick'
9. 'thing' rhymes with 'bong'
10.'math' rhymes with 'cad'

11. I don't be eat that stuff.
12. I want coming with.
13. The principal in his office yesterday.
14. There are five kids in them family.
15. He done sell all that.

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Sonja L. Lanehart
Department of English        My office:     (706) 542-2260
Park Hall              ENG office/message: (706) 542-1261
University of Georgia        Fax:        (706) 542-2181
Athens, GA 30602-6205        E-mail:  lanehart[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]arches.uga.edu
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