Variation and change in Aberdeen English : a sociophonetic study /
Bratochkin, A.(Alekseĭ),1974-author.
This volume provides a sociophonetic study of the urban accent of Aberdeen. It shows how dialect contact has led to adoption of innovative supraregional accent features and the marginalisation of traditional variants. It uses an innovative method to assess the importance of the individual speaker in innovating and conserving the local accent.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Cover; Contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Aberdeen and North-East Scotland; 2.1 Key historical developments; 2.2 The social structure of the city today; 3 Sociolinguistic setting; 3.1 The polar structure of Scots and English; 3.2 The status of Scots in Aberdeen and the North-East; 4 Theoretical frameworks; 4.1 Processes and outcomes in dialect contact; 4.2 The importance of children and teenagers in contact-induced change; 4.3 Assessing innovation and conservatism; 5 Research context and research propositions
5.1 Aberdeen in the context of previous dialect contact research5.2 Research propositions; 6 Data and methodology; 6.1 Study design; 6.1.1 Informant selection; 6.1.2 Sociolinguistics questionnaires; 6.1.3 Linguistic variables chosen for this study; 6.1.4 Recording procedure and types of material; 6.2 Phonetic analysis; 6.3 Statistical analysis; 6.3.1 Using mixed-effects modelling in sociolinguistic research; 6.3.2 Statistical modelling; 6.3.3 Interpreting the Rbrul output; 6.4 Assessing innovation and conservatism; 7 Linguistic variables; 7.1 (boot); 7.1.1 Background; 7.1.2 Methodology
7.1.3 Findings7.1.3.1 Interview style; 7.1.3.2 Wordlist style; 7.1.4 Summary and discussion; 7.2 (out); 7.2.1 Background; 7.2.2 Methodology; 7.2.3 Findings; 7.2.3.1 Interview style; 7.2.3.2 Wordlist style; 7.2.4 Summary and discussion; 7.3 (hw); 7.3.1 Background; 7.3.2 Methodology; 7.3.3 Findings; 7.3.3.1 Interview style; 7.3.3.2 Wordlist style; 7.3.4 Summary and discussion; 7.4 (l); 7.4.1 Background; 7.4.2 Methodology; 7.4.3 Findings; 7.4.3.1 Interview style; 7.4.3.2 Wordlist style; 7.4.4 Summary and discussion; 7.5 (postvocalic r); 7.5.1 Background; 7.5.2 Methodology; 7.5.3 Findings
7.5.3.1 Interview style7.5.3.2 Wordlist style; 7.5.4 Discussion; 7.6 (th); 7.6.1 Background; 7.6.2 Methodology; 7.6.3 Findings; 7.6.3.1 Interview style; 7.6.3.2 Wordlist style; 7.6.4 Summary and discussion; 7.7 Summary of key findings; 8 Discussion; 8.1 Linguistic processes and outcomes of dialect contact in Aberdeen; 8.2 The role of age and other social factors; 8.3 Evaluation of the model of assessing innovation and conservatism using mixed-effects regressions; 9 Conclusion; References; Index; Appendix; A-1 Overview of speaker metadata; A-2 Wordlist
This volume provides a sociophonetic study of the urban accent of Aberdeen. It shows how dialect contact has led to adoption of innovative supraregional accent features and the marginalisation of traditional variants. It uses an innovative method to assess the importance of the individual speaker in innovating and conserving the local accent.
English language
English language
Linguistic change
Languages in contact
Linguistic change
Sociolinguistics
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English language
English language
Language and languages.
Languages in contact.
Linguistic change.
Linguistic change
Sociolinguistics.
Variation and change in Aberdeen English.
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