Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey

2008/5/4 Kelly Drinkwater <mizunomi@...>:

> Date of birth:
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16-03-'90

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> Sex:
M2F

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> Where do you currently live? (city, state/province, country)
Oosterbeek, Gelderland, The Netherlands

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> Please list the places you've lived between age 4 and age 18, with the
> most recent first:
Oosterbeek, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Doorwerth, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands

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> Occupation:
Student

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> Highest level of education completed:
Technically, none. I've almost finished HAVO though (planning to go into
VWO, and the university (linguistics)

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> Ethnic heritage:
Nethersaxon

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> What is/are your native language(s)?
Dutch, maybe English

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> Roughly how many years have you been conlanging or studying linguistics?
Difficult to say, I know I was busy with creating my own language, which was
basically a mix of English and Dutch before I went to secondary ed.

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> How many years ago did you first encounter / begin reading (not
> necessarily join / begin posting on) an online conlanging community?
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1 year ago

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> For each of the following items, please choose which word you use most
> often, or put the word you do use if it's not a choice. Feel free to
> leave comments if some aspect of your usage is noteworthy (eg if you
> are
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> 1. the metal device over a sink or bathtub that controls the flow of
> water:
> faucet, spigot, tap
Dutch: Kraan, English: Tap

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> 2. the apparatus from which you'd get a drink of water in a public place:
> bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountain
Dutch: Kraan, English: fountain

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> 3. the device that firefighters attach their hoses to:
> fire hydrant, fire plug
Dutch: Kraan, English: Never had to use this, most likely would've used fire
plug though

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> 4. the container in which you'd put water for washing the car or the
> floor:
> bucket, pail
Dutch: Emmer, English: Bucket

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> 5. a machine that performs banking services:
> ATM, automated teller, bank machine, cash machine, cash point,
> guichet, hole in the wall, money machine, commercial name (eg MAC
> machine, Instant Teller, Instabank)
Dutch: Flappentap, English: ATM

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> 6. stuff you throw away:
> garbage, rubbish, trash
Dutch: Afval, English: Trash

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> 7. the wheeled conveyance you put your groceries in while shopping:
> basket, buggy, cart, trolley
Dutch: Winkelwagentje, English: cart

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> 8. a shallow pan for frying eggs or meat:
> fry pan, frying pan, griddle, skillet, spider
Dutch: Koekenpan, English: Frying pan

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> 9. a piece of chocolate, 4-6 inches long:
> bar, candy bar, chocolate bar
Dutch: Reep, English: Bar

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> 10. a carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage, like Coke or Sprite:
> coke, cola, cold drink, fizzy drink, pop, soda, soda pop, soft drink,
> tonic
Dutch: Frisdrank, english: Soda

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> 11. cooking outside over a charcoal grill in the summertime:
> barbecuing, grilling, grilling out, having a cookout
Dutch: Barbequën (not sure of the spelling, honestly), english: Grilling

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> 12. a cold sandwich on a foot-long roll:
> sub(marine), hero, hoagie, grinder
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Never had or seen any of these, sorry

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> 13. the sweet, creamy layer on top of a cake:
> frosting, icing
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Dutch: I wouldn't know, English: Frosting

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> 14. your main evening meal:
> dinner, supper
Dutch: Avondeten, English: Dinner

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> 15. food picked up and taken home to eat:
> carry-out, take-away, take-out
Dutch: Afhaal, English: take-out

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> 16. an appliance on which you heat food in saucepans:
> cooker, range, stove
Dutch: Fornuis, English: Stove

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> 17. knives, forks, and spoons:
> cutlery, flatware, silverware, utensils
Dutch: Bestek, english: cutlery

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> 18. contact someone by telephone:
> call, phone, ring, telephone, buzz
Dutch: Opbellen, English: phone

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> 19. the toilet facilities in a public place:
> bathroom, facilities, ladies' room / men's room, lavatory, loo,
> restroom, toilet, washroom, WC, john
Dutch: WC, English: toilet

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> 20. athletic shoes worn with jeans as casual footwear:
> gym shoes, plimsolls, runners, running shoes, sneakers, tennis shoes,
> trainers, brand name (eg Adidas)
Dutch: Sportschoenen, English: sneakers

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> 21. a sweatshirt with front pockets and a hood:
> hooded sweatshirt, hoodie, kangaroo jacket, bunnyhug
Dutch: Trui met capouchon, English: hooded sweatshirt

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> 22. a piece of furniture that seats 3 people:
> couch, chesterfield, davenport, divan, settee, sofa
Dutch: Bank, English: Couch

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> 23. a piece of furniture with drawers for socks, underwear, etc.:
> bureau, chest (of drawers), drawers, dresser, highboy
Dutch: Klerenkast, English: Drawers

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> 24. the last letter of the alphabet:
> zed, zee
Dutch: Zet, English: Zed

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> 25. the place where you pay for something in a store:
> cash, cash register, cashier, check-out, till
Dutch: Kassa, English: Check-out

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> Thanks so much for participating!
> -Alioth
>