The phonetics and phonology of the Kyungsang dialect of Korean is distinct from those of the standard Seoul dialect with regard to segments and lexical pitch. However, whether the distinctive phonetics and phonology of Kyungsang Korean are maintained by younger speakers is questionable due to the increased exposure to Seoul Korean and the…

This study compared children's (N=96, mean age 4;1, range 2;8-5;3) and adults. (N=96, mean age 21 years) tolerance of word-onset modifications (e.g., "wabbit" and "warabbit") and pseudo affixes (e.g., "kocat" and "catko") in a label extension task. Trials comprised an introductory phase where children saw a picture of an animal and were told its…

What are the chances of a dyad of Spanish-speaking strangers using informal address in casual, initial interactions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today? To discover the pattern(s) of contemporary address, the Principal Investigator (PI) conducted a sociolinguistic experiment focusing on strangers' initial interactions to minimize the influence of…