In the dialect contact framework proposed by Trudgill (1986), relatively little research has investigated consequences of mixing different grammatical systems English. The apparent time survey Fenland eastern England reported here provides an example a range processes reconfiguring variable patterns past tense BE, resulting in variety with analogical levelling to was positive contexts –‘ farms ’– and weren’t negative clauses farm ’. focussing this was/weren’t pattern, number typical...

ABSTRACT This article reports sociolinguistic research on linguistic change in an intonation feature of New Zealand English, namely, the use high rising terminal contours (HRTs) declarative clauses. Recorded interviews from 75 inhabitants Porirua, a small city north Wellington, were analyzed for HRTs. The speaker sample was subdivided according to years age (20–29, 40–49, 70–79), sex, ethnicity (Maori and Pakeha), class (working middle). results show that is progress, HRTs being favored by...

ABSTRACT This article reports on research carried out in the Fens Eastern England, a region noted dialectological literature as site of number important phonological transitions, most notably [ ] and [a – a:], which separate northern southern varieties British English. Recordings 81 speakers from across were analyzed for use (ai), particularly salient local variable. A “Canadian Raising” type allophonic variation was found central Fenland: this area used raised onsets (ai) before voiceless...

In this paper, we present the English Dialects App (EDA) and Corpus (EDAC). EDA is a free iOS Android app, launched in January 2016 that features dialect quiz recordings. For quiz, users indicate which variants of 26 words they use application guesses their local dialect; for recordings, can record short text. The result EDAC includes metadata on mobility, ethnicity, age, educational level, gender. More than 47,000 from across UK have indicated these words, more 3,500 provided audio...

I survey here some of the recent evidence dialect attrition from sociolinguistic and variationist studies carried out in England. In doing so, by highlighting origins ongoing changes English dialects, hope to make three claims particular: firstly, that death is inextricably linked contact — order understand how has changed dialectological landscape England, we need appreciate linguistic consequences more generally; secondly, apparently contrast with other speech communities, process not led...

Abstract This article assesses the sociolinguistic impact and importance of other articles in this special issue on Paris, considering three main themes that are evoked. First, contribution here to development work language variation change Hexagonal French within variationist paradigm. Second, I address what see as important made our understanding ‘city’ a site. Finally, focus ethnicity social construct recent cities consider here, comparison with elsewhere, add immigration local...

When mutually intelligible, but distinct dialects of the same language come into contact, linguistic accommodation occurs. this contact is long‐term, for example in post‐colonial settings, such as English Australia and New Zealand (Trudgill 1986; Trudgill et al forthcoming); or a result of, say, Town development (Omdal 1977; Kerswill Williams 1992, forthcoming; Britain Simpson indentured labour schemes (Barz Siegel 1988; 1997); land reclamation (Britain 1991; Scholtmeijer 1992), can become...

Crowdsourcing linguistic phenomena with smartphone applications is relatively new. In linguistics, apps have predominantly been developed to create pronunciation dictionaries, train acoustic models, and archive endangered languages. This paper presents the first account of how can be used collect data suitable for documenting language change: we created an app, Dialäkt Äpp (DÄ), which predicts users’ dialects. For 16 variables, users select a dialectal variant from drop-down menu. DÄ then...

The use of High Rising Terminal intonation contours (HRTs) in statements is a particularly salient and often stigmatized feature number varieties English. In recent years linguists have investigated the from pragmatic (ching 1982, Meyerhoff 1991) sociolinguistic (Guy, Horvath, Vonwiller, Diasley Rogers 1986, Allen 1990, Britain 1992) perspectives its has also stimulated long running debates press (New York Times, Fall 1991; Sydney Morning Herald, June about origins, functions...

ABSTRACT In studying language change, variationists are, naturally perhaps, more interested in the new, innovative form than old conservative one, and because of actuation problem, investigations changes progress very rarely are able to shed light on change its earliest stages. this article, I suggest that we should perhaps pay attention have at present origins (in addition route destination) nature if chart ongoing an accurate way. Here, highlight example a feature New Zealand English (NZE)...