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Beddor, Patrice Speeter – Language, 2009
Although coarticulatory variation is largely systematic, and serves as useful information for listeners, such variation is nonetheless linked to sound change. This article explores the articulatory and perceptual interactions between a coarticulatory source and its effects, and how these interactions likely contribute to change. The focus is on…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Auditory Perception, Phonetics, Diachronic Linguistics
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Laferriere, Martha – Language, 1979
Examines the role of ethnicity, or the family and community, in determining linguistic variants (specifically, phonological variants) among Italians, Jews, and Irish in Boston. Implications for phonetic change and language acquisition are also discussed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Age, Community Influence, Cultural Influences, Diachronic Linguistics