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Lifespans and Styles, 2016 When examining the COT /CAUGHT merger in central Pennsylvania, Labov (1994) uncovered a stylistic phenomenon, known as the “ Bill Peters Effect” , whereby speakers heavily differentiate between /ɑ/ and /ɔː/ in spontaneous speech, but converge the two ...
Joel Merry
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Lifespans and Styles, 2015 This is the first volume of Lifespans & Styles: Undergraduate Working Papers on Intraspeaker Variation . The journal was inspired by the fact that, while many undergraduates produce exceptional scholarship, most do not get an opportunity to share their ...
Lauren Hall-Lew
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, 2007 Lisa J. Green. "Syntactic Variation", Sociolinguistic Variation: Theories, Methods, and Applications. Ed. Robert Bayley and Ceil Lucas. Cambridge University Press, 2007.This chapter considers the syntax of dialects of English from a view that ...
Green, Lisa J
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Style-Shifting in Vlogging: An Acoustic Analysis of “YouTube Voice”
Lifespans and Styles, 2017 This article demonstrates evidence of context-related style-shifting on YouTube. This was achieved by comparing the vowels of vlogger Phil Lester in multiple contexts (a solo vlog, collaborative vlog, gaming video, and live video).
Sarah Lee
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The Influence of Aspects of Social Identity on the Development of L2 Phonology
Lifespans and Styles, 2016 Over time, second language (L2) speech production changes as the learner gains more experience with the language. Factors such as interaction with native speakers of the learner’s L2 are known to play an important role.
Jenia Yudytska
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The Young and the Old: (t) Release in Elderspeak
Lifespans and Styles, 2017 Elderspeak refers to a speech style used when talking to the elderly. The aim of this study was to find out whether a higher rate of standard phonetic variants of phonemes is a feature of elderspeak.
James Michaelov
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A micro-perspective on variation and universals [PDF]
, 2017 This paper approaches the questions raised in the workshop description surrounding universals and variation from the perspective of microvariation. Throughout this document we frequently refer to van Craenenbroeck and van Koppen (2016) (henceforth VCVK),
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Changes in Code-Switching Patterns among Hindi-English Bilinguals in Northern India
Lifespans and Styles, 2017 This study investigates changes in code-switching (CS) patterns among Hindi-English bilinguals in Northern India. There is a dearth of studies of naturalistic Hindi-English CS, which this study attempts to address.
Anita Klingler
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La Sierra and La Costa: Socially Motivated Intra-Speaker Variation in Peruvian Vowel Spaces
Modern Languages OpenIn this article, I use quantitative sociophonetic data to shed light on the construction of identity in the context of Peruvian politics. Specifically, I analyse the dynamic vowel space of former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo within and across a set ...
Alden McCollum
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Goin’ Home: The Role of Vowel Raising in Indexing an Ethnic Identity
Lifespans and Styles, 2017 Vowel height can be seen as a feature indexing a particular ethnic identity or indicating a style shift between two such identities. This paper focuses on Bradford-born South Asian musician Zayn Malik, an interesting subject given his prominent status as
Suzey Ingold
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