Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey

On Mon, 05 May 2008, Kelly Drinkwater wrote:

> Date of birth:
1965

> Sex:
Male

> Where do you currently live? (city, state/province, country)
Dunedin, New Zealand

> Please list the places you've lived between age 4 and age 18, with
> the most recent first:
Dunedin, Invercargill, both in New Zealand

> Occupation:
Archives

> Highest level of education completed:
Bachelor of Arts, Otago University

> Ethnic heritage:
>
Pakeha (european-descended New Zealander)

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

> Roughly how many years have you been conlanging or studying
> linguistics?
>
23

> How many years ago did you first encounter / begin reading (not
> necessarily join / begin posting on) an online conlanging community?
>
12

> 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
>
> 1. the metal device over a sink or bathtub that controls the flow of
> water: faucet, spigot, tap
>
tap
> 2. the apparatus from which you'd get a drink of water in a public
> place: bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountain
>
drinking fountain

> 3. the device that firefighters attach their hoses to:
> fire hydrant, fire plug
>
fire hydrant

Fire hydrants are not a feature of the New Zealand urban landscape, an
underground pipe accessed at a water mains would be more common, I
think.

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

> 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)
>
ATM

> 6. stuff you throw away:
> garbage, rubbish, trash
>
rubbish

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

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

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

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

> 11. cooking outside over a charcoal grill in the summertime:
> barbecuing, grilling, grilling out, having a cookout
>
barbecuing

New Zealand girl, displaying a plate of sausages: They're for our barbie
English comedian: Must be a big lass

> 12. a cold sandwich on a foot-long roll:
> sub(marine), hero, hoagie, grinder
>
A filled roll, or a bun.  The introduction of the SubWay franchise may
change this.

> 13. the sweet, creamy layer on top of a cake:
> frosting, icing
>
icing

> 14. your main evening meal:
> dinner, supper
>
tea
> 15. food picked up and taken home to eat:
> carry-out, take-away, take-out
>
takeaway

> 16. an appliance on which you heat food in saucepans:
> cooker, range, stove
>
range or stove

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

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

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

> 20. athletic shoes worn with jeans as casual footwear:
> gym shoes, plimsolls, runners, running shoes, sneakers, tennis shoes,
> trainers, brand name (eg Adidas)
>
gym shoes, sneakers are less common, runners or running shoes are
specialised, trainers would be recognised

> 21. a sweatshirt with front pockets and a hood:
> hooded sweatshirt, hoodie, kangaroo jacket, bunnyhug
>
I would wear a hooded sweatshirt, although I would recognise a hoodie,
generally worn by somebody younger than me.

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

> 23. a piece of furniture with drawers for socks, underwear, etc.:
> bureau, chest (of drawers), drawers, dresser, highboy
>
drawers, maybe a dresser, although I would expect this to have a big
round mirror attached to it.

> 24. the last letter of the alphabet:
> zed, zee
>
zed

> 25. the place where you pay for something in a store:
> cash, cash register, cashier, check-out, till
>
counter in a small store; supermarkets have check-outs

> Thanks so much for participating!
You're welcome

- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith  --  hobbit@griffler.co.nz  --
http://hobbit.griffler.co.nz/homepage.html

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