Language Change: Phonology
Revision mindmap on the phonology of language change.
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- Phonology
- Labov (1963)
- Martha's Vineyard.
- Pronunciation of vowels changed.
- Fishermen changed to be recognised accent among tourists.
- Unconscious attempt to distance themselves from the tourists.
- Aitchison (1991)
- We imitate the language of people we respect or admire.
- Social factors play an important role in the phonological change of language.
- The Great Vowel Shift.
- Long vowel sounds shortened to short vowel sounds.
- Different words have different pronunciations.
- American language has become increasingly popular.
- Received pronunciation is not as important as in the past.
- The Queen's marked RP has become less evident over the years.
- Kerswill & Williams (1994)
- Milton Keynes.
- Childrens speech differed from older generations.
- Estuary English.
- Glottle stops.
- Shwas.
- Uptalk.
- People use a rising intonation at the end of their utterances when not asking a question.
- Influence of Australian television shows.
- Labov (1963)
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