The segmental phonology of nineteenth-century Tristan da Cunha English: convergence and local innovation
This article looks into convergence processes that involve distinct phonological systems in dialect contact situations, exemplified by the variety of English that developed on Tristan da Cunha, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Based on a discussion of the community's social history and an...
| Published in: | English Language and Linguistics |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s136067430600181x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S136067430600181X |