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Changes in Code-Switching Patterns among Hindi-English Bilinguals in Northern India

open access: yesLifespans 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

open access: yesModern Languages Open
In 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

open access: yesLifespans 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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Variation in the lexical distribution and implementation of phonetically similar phonemes in Catalan

open access: yes, 2016
In some Romance languages with two pairs of mid vowel phonemes, it is acknowledged that these contrasts are somewhat unstable. We analyze the distribution and realization of the anterior and posterior mid vowels in Catalan to test claims (mostly based on
Nadeu, M   +2 more
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Phonetic Variation and Self-Recorded Data

open access: yes, 2017
Self-recordings, when speakers record themselves without a researcher present, are attractive for potentially eliciting a wider range of styles than is obtained through interviews.
Boyd, Zac, Hall-Lew, Lauren
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Linguistic Variation and Change

open access: yes
A comprehensive study of variation and change, including current debates in the area.Intro -- Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Terminology and notation conventions -- Phonetic notation -- Part I ...
Kiesling, Scott F.
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