Essays about: "sociophonetic variation"

Found 2 essays containing the words sociophonetic variation.

1. 1. Suburban Swedish maturing : Examining variation and perceptions among adult speakers of Swedish contemporary urban vernacular

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Nathan Young; [2014]
   Keywords : Rinkeby Swedish; slang; Suburban Swedish; contemporary urban vernacular; normalized pairwise variability index; nPVI; prosodic rhythm; linguistic artifacts; sociophonetic variation; meta-pragmatic stereotypes; prestige forms; rinkebysvenska; förortsslang; förortssvenska;

   Abstract : Up to now, adolescent speakers have been the primary focus when researching contemporary variation in the language of Sweden’s urban areas. This study contributes to the growing body of research on the topic by examining and reporting on adult speakers of what is here referred to as förortssvenska (English: Suburban Swedish). READ MORE

3. 2. Proficiency, language use and the debate over nativeness : A sociolinguistic survey of South Delhi English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Raphaël Domange; [2011]
   Keywords : Indian English; proficiency; language use; native speaker; non-native varieties; sociolinguistic variation; endo-normativity; exo-normativity;

   Abstract : This study examines the extent of the impact of proficiency and language use on sociophonetic variation in Indian English (IE). It is based on an oral corpus using the methods and tools of the PAC project and derived from a pool of South Delhi-based highly proficient speakers. READ MORE