Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
vowel laxing, Utah English, dialect formation, dialect region
College
Humanities
Department
Linguistics
Abstract
The study of dialect formation typically consists of examining changes within an already established dialect region, such as those caused by large-scale immigration or an extension of a previously existing dialect region. Utah English, on the other hand, was formed by native English speakers settling outside existing dialect regions. While this type of dialect formation has occurred before, usually only written records (if any) exist to document changes. The study of Utah English formation is a rare opportunity, because audio recordings of these dialect speakers were made.
Recommended Citation
Lund, Ellen and Bowie, Dr. David
(2014)
"Vowel Laxing in Utah English: Early Findings of the Early Utah English Project,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 680.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/680