Browsing Linguistics by Author "Evans, Betsy"
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Exploring Applications of Rootedness in Sociolinguistic Research in Southern Oregon
Moroz, Anna KristinaThe present dissertation discusses the importance of rootedness, defined as orientation towards place, and how it factors into sociolinguistic studies. Although rootedness is not a new concept in sociolinguistics, it has ... -
Old Stereotypes "Live Free or Die": Addressing the Evaluation Problem of non-rhoticity in New Hampshire
Chartier, NicoleRecent research examining New Hampshire English has demonstrated that the traditional Eastern New England features are dissipating among New Hampshirites (Nagy, 2001; Labov, Ash, & Boberg, 2005; Nagy & Irwin, 2010; Stanford, ... -
Retroflex and Non-retroflex Merger in Shanghai Accented Mandarin
Zhu, Liyi (2012-09-13)The Mandarin spoken in Shanghai differs in some aspects from the Mandarin spoken in Beijing. One of the most notable differences is a merging of the retroflex consonants with the non-retroflex ones (Zheng, Sproat, Gu, ... -
The Spatiality of Perceptual Dialectology
Jones, Benjamin GrahamA criticism that has been leveled against modern sociolinguistic research is that “space [has been] carefully controlled out of” studies and that "spatial variation [... is] not examined" (Britain 2010b, p. 3). This ...