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Cross-Dialectal Comprehension as Evidence for Boundary Mapping: Perceptions of the Speech of Southeastern Ohio.
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Flanigan, Beverly Olson; Norris, Franklin Paul – Language Variation and Change, 2000
A cross-dialectal comprehension test was conducted at Ohio University and three of its branch campuses. Results indicated that vowel changes occurring in Southern Ohio were generally interpreted by respondents in terms of their own vowel systems, and that limited exposure to the local dialect by outsiders led to recognition only of the more…
Descriptors: College Students, Dialect Studies, Higher Education, Language Variation
Object Relative Pronoun Use in Native and Non-Native English: A Variable Rule Analysis.
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Flanigan, Beverly Olson; Inal, Emel – Language Variation and Change, 1996
Tests three hypotheses regarding the use of object relative pronouns by native (NS) and non-native (NNS) speakers of Standard American English: (1) pronoun choice by NNSs differs from that of NSs; (2) "wh", "that," and "zero" are used variably by both groups; and (3) increased exposure to native speaking environments…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Students, Hypothesis Testing, Language Variation