Keywords
Native language, discrimination, American English
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that listeners are able to identify regional varieties of their native language (Clopper & Pisoni, 2007; Gooskens, 2005). These studies have also demonstrated that listeners use specific vowel, consonant, and intonational variation to make these identifications (Clopper & Pisoni, 2004; van Bezooijen & Gooskens, 1999). In most of these previous studies, however, listeners were asked to identify varieties with which they had at least some contact. What is not known is whether listeners can also distinguish between varieties with which they have little or no exposure and what linguistic features they use to do so. In particular, the current study examined the ability of naïve listeners to discriminate among dialects with which they have little or no experience.
Original Publication Citation
Baker, W. & Nay. L. (2010). American English listeners’ discrimination of Australian, South African and Southeast England Varieties of English: What variation matters?
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Baker, Wendy and Nay, Lyndsay, "American English listeners’ discrimination of Australian, South African and Southeast England Varieties of English: What variation matters?" (2010). Faculty Publications. 5935.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5935
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2010
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8664
Publisher
University of Texas at San Antonio
Language
English
College
Humanities
Department
Linguistics
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