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Peer reviewedDailey-O'Cain, Jennifer – Language Variation and Change, 1997
Provides evidence from a small northern U.S. city for Canadian raising, a Canadian phenomenon that heightens the onset of diphthongs in /ai/ and /au/ relative to the low central onset in neighboring dialects. Findings suggest that the Canadian diphthong varieties may not be conforming to the U.S. norm, but instead that the two varieties are…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Language Research
Peer reviewedFlanigan, 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
