SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 953 Title : a meideetaishun upu lairnin d fidl Author(s): Mark R Smith Copyright holder(s): Mark R Smith Text i look at d fidl hingin yunder upu d waa, an i kein dt dir myoosic itae im. bit, whin i lift him doon, an try t draa hit oot, hits aakwird - skrechs n sauchs skriips gaudlis cloors across d strings: aafil. i cn heer it doe. heer d wy dt it sood be. heer dat aiseenis dt sumeens cn sit innunder dat maadinin instrimint wee, maakin him sing. i saa my wy t d eind u d tree tyoons dt im lairnt. i waak ower t hing up d fidl wee aa dat soonds still laukit insyd waitin fur a tym whin im aibl t pirswaid dm oot. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Informed lay people: Other: Self + anyone interested in dialect writing Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2004 Word count: 109 Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 868 Forenames: Mark Initials: R Surname: Smith Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1970 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 16 Place of birth: Lerwick Region of birth: Shetland Birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Glasgow Region of residence: Glasgow Residence CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of residence: Scotland Father's region of birth: Shetland Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's region of birth: Shetland Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: