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Amastae, Jon – Language Variation and Change, 1989
The analysis of interviews with 14 speakers of Honduran Spanish found that group "r,""l" glides, and "s" inhibit spirantization variably, much as they do in Colombian Spanish, presenting a view that attributes spirantization to syllable structure for a more comprehensive explanation of the variable processes. (29…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Distinctive Features (Language), Foreign Countries, Interviews
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Milroy, 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