Pronunciation of '-ing'. People from Norwich say '-n' walking talking running. Higher social class use '-ing'
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William Labov - New York department stores (1966)
Saks (higher class) Macy's (Middle class) Klein's (lower class) studied the pronunciation of post vocalic /r/ "fourth floor" consciously and unconsciously. Saks used it the most, Macy's had the greatest upwards shift, Klein's used it the least
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Watts et al... The Sounds of the future report (2016)
By 2066 the dipthong 'th' will not be pronounced anymore because foreigners will not be able to pronounce it
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William Labov - Martha's Vineyard(1963)
Interviewed 69 people all of different ages - studied the phonological variation (dipthongs) Inhabitants rejected the values of mainland
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Howard Giles - Accommodation Theory (1970s)
Our speech adjusts to suit the person we're talking to resulting in converging, diverging.
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Coupland (1984)
Studied the speech of the women who worked in Cardiff travel agency. Her pronunciation of sounds varied depending on the social background of customers
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Saks (higher class) Macy's (Middle class) Klein's (lower class) studied the pronunciation of post vocalic /r/ "fourth floor" consciously and unconsciously. Saks used it the most, Macy's had the greatest upwards shift, Klein's used it the least
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William Labov - New York department stores (1966)
Card 3
Front
By 2066 the dipthong 'th' will not be pronounced anymore because foreigners will not be able to pronounce it
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Card 4
Front
Interviewed 69 people all of different ages - studied the phonological variation (dipthongs) Inhabitants rejected the values of mainland
Back
Card 5
Front
Our speech adjusts to suit the person we're talking to resulting in converging, diverging.
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