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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
