B. Anderson
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2008
9780230008861
Migration, Accommodation and Language Change
Language at the Intersection of Regional and Ethnic Identity
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2008
ISBN13: 9780230008861
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Palgrave Studies in Language Variation
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This work marries qualitative ethnographic methods to quantitative acoustic methods. The analysis describes how internal and external factors in phonological change differ and demonstrates how these two forces interact to structure the phonological systems of Appalachian and African American Southern Migrant speakers in the Detroit, Michigan area.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230008861
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Inhoudsopgave
List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Empirical and Theoretical Background The Sociolinguistic and Demographic Context for the Study The Pilot Study Acoustic Analysis of /e/ and /ae/ for 5 Appalachian White Women, 5 African American Women, and 5 Northern White Women Field Techniques and Acoustic Methods The High and Lower-High Back Vowels The Patterning of /ai/ The Local and Supra-local Contexts for the Patterns of Usage Conclusions and Implications References Index