A5028107845- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Lexicography and Language Studies
- Linguistic research and analysis
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Gender Studies in Language
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Language Development and Disorders
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Nottingham Trent University
2011-2025
University of Edinburgh
2021
University of Manchester
2004-2005
This paper reports the findings from a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional Economic Social Research Council (ESRC) funded project called ‘Improving Voice Identification Procedures’ (IVIP). People harbour stereotypes about particular accents, those judgements may be brought with them into legal domain. Considering potential consequences of accent by witnesses jurors, this study examines relationship between ratings for characteristics likelihood acting in certain criminal non-criminal...
Unfamiliar voice identification is error-prone. Whilst the investigation of system variables may indicate ways boosting earwitness performance, this an under-researched area. Two experiments were conducted to investigate how methods presenting voices during a parade affect accuracy and self-rated confidence. In each experiment participants listened target voice, later asked identify that from nine-person present or absent parade. Experiment 1, did not vary across parades comprising 15 30 s...
When considering dialectal variation in the UK, linguists have frequently considered North/South divide and linguistic markers separating two regions (see for example Trudgill, 1999; Wells, 1986). But it has been noted that this is not a straightforward division (e.g. Beal, 2008; Goodey, Gold, Duffett & Spencer, 1971; Montgomery, 2007; Wales, 2002). There are clear stereotypes North South – but how do areas like East Midlands fit into picture? The boundaries between defined different...
Barristers present formalised legal arguments before courts and tribunals. As a result, considerable focus is placed on their oral skills. However, people are frequently judged by the accent they use. Those with more standard – ‘Received Pronunciation’ (RP) in UK can be perceived as intelligent eloquent. This creates barrier to social mobility because accent-based bias discriminate against those non-standard accents. article examines how public perceives barristers England Wales different...
Previous research by the author has examined concept of identity in East Midlands and how this can be relatively problematic region (Braber, 2014). This paper aims to extend topic investigating views young people living using a folk linguistic approach. Preston (1989, 1999b) claims that perceptual dialectology looks at non-linguists' beliefs perceptions about similarities their own speech to, differences from, others. involves examining where participants believe dialect areas what...
This paper is a corpus-based comparative study of modal particles in German and Dutch. We examine the special ability Dutch to cluster, demonstrate that far more cluster-friendly than German. also find clear differences behavior cognate two languages note corpus reveals quite different patterns from those arrived at by introspection earlier research. Finally, we suggest attempting capture regularities about particle usage, it useful consider not just linear ordering within but typical...
This article investigates the status of foot – strut split in counties Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire East Midlands England. The area is a linguistic transition zone between northern English varieties with phoneme inventory five short vowels, where are represented by same phoneme, southern which have therefore six vowels. However, lack research on distribution vowels exists to fill that gap, this examines possible diffusion northwards as predicted Trudgill (1986)....
As a result of an ameliorative shift-to-opposite, the polysemous adjective wicked is auto-antonym, having two senses opposite in meaning, that is, ‘evil’ and ‘good’. We discuss studies which explore social life this word, with first focusing on its production second perception. In study, conducted Cornwall, United Kingdom, we find young men are most advanced use ‘good’ while women appear not to contribute incrementation, advancement, change. online across England, ‘good’, relative synonym...
In this article, a grounded theory approach is used to explore notions of national and local identity held by two groups Glaswegians: those residing in Glasgow living England (sample size = 17). The data suggest that both have strong sense Glaswegian as well Scottish identity, but there appear be some differences between participants. Some participants seem identify more strongly with the negative prestige Glasgow. For England, being important than it allows clear differentiation from...
Historically, there has been less research carried out on earwitness than eyewitness testimony. However, in some cases, evidence might play an important role securing a conviction. This paper focuses accent which is central characteristic of voices forensic linguistic context. The two experiments (Experiment 1, n = 41; Experiment 2, 57) with participants from wide range various locations around the United Kingdom to rate accuracy and confidence recognizing accents England, Scotland, Wales,...
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