About me, you and this lecture – What do you hope to gain from this lecture?
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About me, you and this lecture – What do you hope to gain from this lecture?
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SociolinguisticsThe study of language in its social contextsSpeech community - group of people who share some set of social conventions (socioling norms) regarding language use - EXAMPLES?Accent - pronunciationDialect - includes pronunciation (phonological/phonetic), but also includes grammatical, lexical and usage - MFL exampleSome examples of homophones for some -- hock/hawk, caller/collar, cot/caught, calm/com, Don/Dawn Variety - used as a more neutral term for dialect or language
1) Mary = merry = marry 2) Mary = merry marry3) Mary merry = marry4) Mary = marry merry???
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Linguistic variation and change – dialect (and language) differences due to linguistic change over time
Some social factors interacting with linguistic variation: (how people identify themselves and others)
REGION* - what are the major dialects/accents spoken in America?Sex/GenderSocial class*AgeEthnicity*Style
Sociolinguistics
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Linguistic variation and change – Social ClassRegional difference is post-vocalic r (car, card, guard, etc)William Labov - NYC - listen to a New YorkerStyle – attitudes about varieties
Coffee shop with a sign:“We’re sorry - no blended drinks today.The blender is broke.”
This sign was in Portland area – where would you expect to see it (based on stereotypes – not your opinion if they’re real) [stereotypes based on class/education/income]
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Linguistic variation and changeSome dialects in North America have no r at the ends of words (car, card, guard, etc). For them, r can only be the beginning of a syllable.
Includes New York City, Boston, New England and some older southern styles (like Savannah, GA, Charleston, SC, Richmond, VA)American Tongues Chapter 17, 44:24
post-vocalic r (car, card, guard, etc)
William Labov - NYC - listen to a New Yorker
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Linguistic variation and changeStyle and ling change interacts with social class
William Labov’s department store study
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Linguistic variation and change – dialect (and language) differences due to linguistic change over time
Some social factors interacting with linguistic variation: (how people identify themselves and others)
REGION* - what are the major dialects/accents spoken in America?Sex/GenderSocial class*AgeEthnicity*Style
Sociolinguistics
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Dialect Study BackgroundLinguistic variation and change
Regional varieties described in terms of lexical choices done through Linguistic Atlas creationDialectologists looked at NORMs =
old men in the sticks! (non-mobile old rural men)
Asked what is the word you use for...Plotted variation on a map and drew lines – isoglosses (see image )Now sociolinguists look at urban populations and exam different regions in terms of what is happening (lang change) in the cities
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Linguistic variation and change - RegionCraig Carver, 1987 – Used Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) which looked at lexical variation to identify dialects of N. American English
Now sociolinguists look at urban populations and exam different regions in terms of what is happening in the cities with respect to language changeLabov, Ash and Boberg, 2005: Lingusitic Atlas of North American English = large scale phonological survey of North American English
American Tongues – Chapter 10
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What are the different regional accents in your opinion?
http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/mapping/map.html
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O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Based on lexical variation: O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Dialect regions according to some dialectologists/sociolinguists
American Tongues – Chapter 5
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O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Dialect regions according to some dialectologists/sociolinguists
O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Non circled vowels = lax vowels
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Linguistic variation and changeRegional difference by vowel production shifts (language change) over timeNorthern Cities Shift (play Chicago sample - 3mins)
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2010). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition)
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Based on lexical variation: O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Linguistic variation and changeRegional difference by vowel production shifts (language change) over timeNorthern Cities Shift (play Chicago sample - 3mins)
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2010). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition)
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Linguistic variation and changeThe Southern Shift (Play Arkansas 2mins; play Eng 3mins;
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2010). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition)
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Based on lexical variation: O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Linguistic variation and changeThe Southern Shift (Play Arkansas 2mins; play Eng 3mins;
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2010). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition)
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Linguistic variation and changeThe California/Canada Shift (Play Cali - 1:45; Ontario 2:15)
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2010). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition)
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Based on lexical variation: O’Grady, et al., 2010
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Linguistic variation and changeThe California/Canada Shift (Play Cali - 1:45; Ontario 2:15)
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2010). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition)
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California different from Canada – Is Seattle/Portland different from Vancouver BC?
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Portland
C = syllable closed by Cons; F = free – vowel final; V = closed by voiced Cons or final; 0 = closed by voiceless Cons
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Linguistic variation and change – cot vs. caughtFrom Linguistic Atlas of N American English
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‘caught’
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Cot/Caught Merger
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Cot/Caught Merger
‘off’
Dorothy, 89
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The Fronting of /ow/
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The Fronting of /ow/ in Pdx
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Jan, 53
Daisy, 56
Kenneth, 53
Sabrina, 28
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The Canadian Shift
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The Canadian Shift
Robbie, 14
Melissa, 28
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“Do You Speak American” –video of examples of regional linguistic variation
The website here: http://www.pbs.org/speak/
Conn article on Portland speech is here:
http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/pacificnorthwest/
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Linguistic variation and change - AttitudesThere are many different varieties - what is correct?Standard English is just one of many different varieties
Linguistics try to describe these varieties and all the varieties are equal in linguistics terms
Are other dialects mutually intelligible – here some sounds here from the Northern Cities area: Northern Cities Shift (not #5)
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Linguistic variation and change - Attitudes
What are the consequences of speaking a non-standard dialect?
What is standard American English? Is there a standard pronunciation?
Listen to clips from American Tongues – Funny Accents track, Chapter 12 (negative feelings toward southern American), American Tongues Chapter 17, 44:24
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Linguistic variation and changeEthnicity - Chicano English, African American Vernacular English, Native American English; etc.AAVE - shares features with other English dialectsPhonological features part of other varietiesHabitual be, copula deletion - more elaborate than standard EnglishThe coffee cold today. (One time event) The coffee be cold here. (Habitual)
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Linguistic variation and changeEthnicity - African American Vernacular English,
From O’Grady, et. al. 2010.
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Linguistic variation and change – Listen to clips from DYSAEthnicity - African American Vernacular English,
From O’Grady, et. al. 2010.
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•What does this information mean in terms of Cascadia?
•How would language form a part of this emerging identity?
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Video and Internet Sources:
American Tongues video - http://www.cnam.com/non_flash/language/american.html
Nice examples of different American dialects, mostly regional dialects, some profanity, a little outdated, good examples of how every day people feel about dialects
Do You Speak American – website and video http://www.pbs.org/speak/
Nice examples of a lot of different American Englishes, regional differences as well as ethnic differences, linguist viewpoint (very descriptive with little information on attitudes toward language), a little long and not all is relevant, good web resources that can be used with video including teacher’s guide
Conn article on Portland accent: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/pacificnorthwest/
International Dialects of English Archive - http://web.ku.edu/~idea/
Great examples of many types of English, a little hard to find some good accent productions (not all speakers have strong regional accents)
Project on English in the Pacific NW – http://www.artsci.washington.edu/NWenglish/
Site with a lot of information (not created by linguist) - http://aschmann.net/AmEng/
Resources
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Some Useful Books:
Labov, W. (1994) Principles of Lingusitic Change, Volume 1: Internal Factors. Oxford: Blackwell. (Very technical information about language change)
Labov, W. (2001) Principles of Lingusitic Change, Volume 2: Social Factors. Oxford: Blackwell. (Very technical but detailed including Labov’s Philadelphia Study.)
Milroy, L. and Gordon, M. (2003) Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation. Oxford: Blackwell. (Good information about field and methodology of sociolinguistics – some technical linguistic knowledge required, not a lot of actual examples)
O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2009). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (6th edition). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Wells, John C. (1982) Accents of English 1: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press.
Wells, John C. (1982) Accents of English 2: The British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press.
Wells, John C. (1982) Accents of English 3: Beyond the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press. (Good descriptions of different accents, focuses on pronunciation, mainly descriptive and not as theoretical as others)
*Wolfram, W. and Schilling-Estes, N. (2006) American English. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 2nd Edition. (Best choice for beginners – assumes some linguistic technical knowledge, many specific examples)
Resources