... proved, and sheriff substitute for acting sheriff. Phonology Pronunciation features vary among speakers, and there are regional differences: * It is a rhotic accent, with r usually pronounced as [r] (an alveolar trill), though sometimes flapped [?] or constricted [?]. * The differentiation between "w" in witch and "wh" in which, [w] and [?] respectively. * The realisation [x] for "ch" in loch, technical, etc. (Wells 1982, 408) * L is usually dark, though in areas where Gaelic was recently spoken - including Dumfries and Galloway a clear l may be found. * The following may occur in colloquial speech, usually among the young, especially males. They are not usually regarded as part of SSE, their origin being in Scots: o The use of glottal stops for [t] between vowels or word final after a vowel, for example butter /'b????/ and cat /'ka?/. o The realisation of the nasal velar in "-ing" as ...

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