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Peer reviewedMilroy, James; And Others – Language Variation and Change, 1994
The empirical basis for this article is a series of studies of glottalization in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. These studies show that, while females lead in the use of glottal replacement, males prefer glottalization. This pattern is interpreted in terms of a preference of males for localized variants, whereas females lead in adopting supra-local…
Descriptors: Consonants, Dialect Studies, Distinctive Features (Language), Language Patterns
Peer reviewedGerritsen, Marinel – Language Variation and Change, 1992
The linguistic embedding, transition, and actuation of the obliteration of the gerund ending "-e" in the West Flemish dialect of Bruges is examined. The study shows that deflection (loss of inflections) started in the fourteenth century and is almost complete today. (33 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Consonants, Dialect Studies, European History, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBayley, Robert – Language Variation and Change, 1994
Examines the process of consonant cluster reduction in the English of residents of a San Antonio, Texas, "barrio." The author compares Tejano patterns of "/-t,d/" deletion with the pan-English pattern. Results suggest a pattern of convergence and divergence. The study shows that Mexican American English exhibits regional and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Consonants, Data Collection, Dialect Studies
