letcha ( let you;
me ( my:
me car / me house / ...
mek ( make; tek ( take;
'member ( remember;
mistah ( mister;
musta ( must have;
'n' ( than;
noa ( nope ( naw ( no;
on'y ( only;
oughta ( ought to;
outa ( out of;
orright ( all right; gerron ( get on;
sonuvabitch ( son of a bitch;
so's ( so as;
'sail right ( it's all right;
s'pose ( suppose;
shuah ( sure;
shurrup ( shut up;
speaka ( speak to; talka ( talk to;
tha' ( that;
they's ( there is;
tomorra ( tomorrow;
t'day ( today;
toucha ( touch; puncha ( punch:
You toucha my car. I puncha your nose. ( Дотронешься до машины, получишь в нос.
twenny ( twenty;
thirdy ( thirty;
toleja ( told you;
tellya ( tell you;
usta ( used to;
wanta ( wanna ( want to;
wi' ( with;
wun't ( won't;
whenja ( when did you;
wudja ( what do you /what did you;
willya ( will you;
wuddaya ( what do you;
ya / ye ( you / your;
yeah / yeap ( yes.
Пример английской искаженной речи низкого уровня:
- Who the' dell are yet An' why ye brung me 'ere? ( Who the devil are you? And why did you bring me here?
- I want to ask you some questions and I want truthful answers. Now, tell me what happened just before the ship sank.
- Weel, I tell ye, it wam't much different from any other cross-ing, 'cepting it were a rough sea. ( Well, I'll tell you. It was not much different from any other crossing, except it was a rough sea.
- Was there a fire on board?
- Jes' a wee one in one o' the topsails. Warn't none on deck 'til she blew. Then they 'us fire everywhere. ( Just a weak one in one of the topsails. Was not any on deck until she blew. Then there was fire everywhere.
- What was in the hold?
- Gunpowder, a 'course. Helped load 'er meself. 'Ope 'e rots in 'ell who lit it. ( Gunpowder, of course. I helped to load her myself. I hope he'll rot in hell who lit it.
Раздел VI.Основные способы образования слов в английском языке.