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Perceptual motivation for rhotics as a class
Speech Communication, 2019 Abstract Finding phonetic correlates of rhotics as a natural class has been elusive, leading to the suggestion that any class-based relationship between different rhotic categories is purely phonological in nature. This paper examines native English speakers’ perception of three different non-native rhotics (i.e., /r ɻ ʀ/) compared to non-native ...
Phil J. Howson, Philip J. Monahan
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Internet representations of dialectal English
Corela, 2018 This paper presents an account of how alternative spellings found online can be linked to phonetic and phonological roots, especially in settings where dialects are encouraged.
Laura Gabrielle Goudet
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Does Geographic Relocation Induce the Loss of Features from a Single Speaker’s Native Dialect?
Lifespans and Styles, 2016 Over the past few years, academics such as Sankoff and Blondeau (2007) and Harrington (2006) have exhibited a marked interest in dialect variation and language change across the lifespan.
Hollie Barker
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Multiple Causation in the Spread and Reversal of a Sound Change: Rhotacism in South Slavic
Slovenski Jezik - Slovene Linguistic StudiesThe paper treats the change ž > r ("rhotacism") in the South Slavic languages, such as that, e.g., found in the present tense of the verb *mòže(tъ) > Sn mó.re, Cr/Bs dialect more; complementizers, e.g., *kako ž(e) > Sn kakor; in various adverbial ...
Marc L. Greenberg
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Speaker Perceptions of Americanisms in Nigerian English
Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 30, Issue 4, Page 426-438, September 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates the perceptions of Americanisms among three generations of Nigerians. While prior research has provided quantitative evidence for American influence in contemporary Nigerian English, the role of language beliefs and ideologies in mediating such changes remains underexplored.
Temitayo Olatoye
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Sociophonology of rhoticity and r-sandhi in East Lancashire English [PDF]
, 2011 Most discussions of English phonology argue that rhoticity and r-sandhi are necessarily in complementary distribution, citing the diachronic path that led to the loss of rhoticity and the resulting synchronic r ~ Ø alternations in non-rhotic dialects ...
Barras, William Simon
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A Descriptive Study of Segmental Phonological Features in American and Singapore English
Journal of English Language Teaching and LiteratureThis study aims to describe the segmental phonological features found in the speech of Abele’s American English and Roger’s Singapore English as represented in the Clash of Champions program by Ruangguru.
Meyla Shidqiyah +2 more
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 468-484, September 2026.Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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The [ADJ + as] intensifier construction in Māori English/Aotearoa English
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 426-448, September 2026.Abstract We introduce the Waikato Māori English Conversation (MEC) corpus, which consists of 43 dyadic conversations between 49 young adults who self‐recorded informal conversations with close friends, in their own homes, with no topic of conversation specified (83 hours of dialogue; nearly 800,000 words).
Andreea S. Calude, Hēmi Whaanga
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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 680-703, September 2026.Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang +4 more
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