Consonants Y

The West Midlands has some degree of yod-dropping, as the BCDP data reveal (e.g. new ). Mathisen (1999: 111) also found some instances of yod-dropping in Sandwell, especially with teenagers and especially with new. Yod-dropping is also evidenced in Bm <dook> duke, <dooks> dukes ‘fists’, BC <noo> new, possibly <tewns> tunes; also in BC <’ears> years. Note also written evidence for (hypercorrect?) yod-insertion in BC <unkyoothe> uncouth.