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Hypercorrection in Response to the Apparent Merger of (c) and (a) in Utah English.
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Di Paolo, Marianna – Language and Communication, 1992
Acoustic analysis of two vowels thought to be merged in Utah English suggest that there are small but consistent differences between them. A matched guise experiment provides evidence that when the vowels are merged hypercorrection is involved. (33 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Language Patterns
Accommodation and Hyperaccommodation in Foreign Language Learners: Contrasting Responses to French and Spanish English Speakers by Native and Non-native Recipients.
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Garrett, Peter – Language and Communication, 1992
A modified matched guise technique was used with 57 subjects to evaluate 14 recorded voices in 3 accent categories (broad, mild, hypercorrect). Some differences were found between native speakers and nonnative speakers, and the results pose questions in terms of the two distinct judgmental dimensions of solidarity and status. (60 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialects, English, French