Consonantal Variation in Utah English: What El[t]se is Happening[k]

Authors

Joseph A. Stanley, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Kyle Vanderniet, University of Georgia

Keywords

glottal stop vs. [t]-epenthesis, hyperarticulation in younger speakers, stigmatized variant avoidance

Abstract

MOUNTAIN

• standard moun[ʔn̩] was the most common
• hyperarticulated moun[tʰɨn] twice as common as moun[ʔɨn]
• more common in younger speakers
• possibly as reaction to stigmatized variant

FALSE

• no clear pattern, but possibly women use it more

[k]-epenthesis

• not enough data

Nonmainstream forms can be found in Utah English.

These are not captured by the demographic variables we gathered.

Original Publication Citation

Joseph A. Stanley & Kyle Vanderniet. “What el[t]se is happening[k] with Utah English consonants?” American Dialect Society (ADS) Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. January 5–8, 2018.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Stanley, Joseph A. and Vanderniet, Kyle, "Consonantal Variation in Utah English: What El[t]se is Happening[k]" (2018). Faculty Publications. 7983.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7983

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

American Dialect Society Annual Meeting

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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