phonetics gordon p. hemsley lcd 110 fall 2010 background information speaker: anna age: 52 origin:...
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PhoneticsGordon P. Hemsley
LCD 110Fall 2010
Background Information
Speaker: Anna
Age: 52
Origin: New York, USA
Heritage: Italian-American
Language History: English, native
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Definitions
Elision – the omission of one or more sounds in a word or phrase
Rhoticity – Presence or absence of an R sound
Devoicing – Sound change from voiced to voiceless
Non-rhotic accents
Very common in England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean
Common among whites living in certain areas of the United States (red)
AAVE is largely non-rhotic
Source: Labov, Ash, and Boberg (2006)
Elision Full Non-rhoticityand Devoicing
FullElision Non-rhoticityand glottal stop
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