South Wales English

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:hasFeature unique vocabulary
distinctive intonation
non-rhoticity
vowel shifts
distinctive pronunciation of 'i' and 'u'
distinctive rhythm
influence from South Walian Welsh accent
influence from industrial heritage
use of 'I am after doing' for recent past
use of 'I been' instead of 'I have been'
use of 'I do be after by doing'
use of 'I do be after by there'
use of 'I do be after doing'
use of 'I do be after going'
use of 'I do be by doing'
use of 'I do be by there'
use of 'I do be doing'
use of 'I do be going'
use of 'I do go there often'
use of 'I do like that' for emphasis
use of 'I do' for habitual actions
use of 'I done' instead of 'I did'
use of 'I seen' instead of 'I saw'
use of 'I was by there'
use of 'I'll be there now in a minute'
use of 'I'll do it now in a minute'
use of 'boyo' as a term of address
use of 'but' at the end of sentences
use of 'butty' for 'friend'
use of 'come by yer' for 'come here'
use of 'cwtch' for 'hug' or 'safe place'
use of 'is it?' as a general question tag
use of 'like' as a discourse marker
use of 'look you' as an emphatic phrase
use of 'lush' for 'nice'
use of 'mun' as a discourse particle
use of 'now in a minute'
use of 'ta-ra' for 'goodbye'
use of 'tidy' for 'good'
use of 'what's occurring?'
use of 'where to' for 'where are you going'
use of tag questions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Wales English
gptkbp:influencedBy Welsh language
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:region gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:South_Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Welsh_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7