_knit_

knit v n_t twine into nets. [PT]or [PT] Bob,could you gather some spoken cites for us andnot prejudice the speaker into saying either _knit_ or _net_? Our evidence so far is completely ambiguous. Every argument for _knit_ or _net_ has counter arguments. Of course there also is the possibility that b...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39573
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39573 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 _knit_ 1978/02/16 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39573 eng eng K none References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13381 K_13381_knit v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39573 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1978 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z knit v n_t twine into nets. [PT]or [PT] Bob,could you gather some spoken cites for us andnot prejudice the speaker into saying either _knit_ or _net_? Our evidence so far is completely ambiguous. Every argument for _knit_ or _net_ has counter arguments. Of course there also is the possibility that both knit and net are used by different speakers, with the internalized notion of 'using a knitted needle' for the first, and 'making a net' for the second. Yes we do have both pronunciations for (fish)net, the noun. Bill -> Report is at _knit_ in MS file Yes FEB. 16 1978 JAN. 24 1978 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used ~ up; net, knit out Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 31 Jul 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_knit_
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description knit v n_t twine into nets. [PT]or [PT] Bob,could you gather some spoken cites for us andnot prejudice the speaker into saying either _knit_ or _net_? Our evidence so far is completely ambiguous. Every argument for _knit_ or _net_ has counter arguments. Of course there also is the possibility that both knit and net are used by different speakers, with the internalized notion of 'using a knitted needle' for the first, and 'making a net' for the second. Yes we do have both pronunciations for (fish)net, the noun. Bill -> Report is at _knit_ in MS file Yes FEB. 16 1978 JAN. 24 1978 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used ~ up; net, knit out Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 31 Jul 2015
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title_full _knit_
title_fullStr _knit_
title_full_unstemmed _knit_
title_sort _knit_
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13381
K_13381_knit v
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