THE SOCIAL EVALUATION OF POST-VOCALIC LIGHT /L/ IN ST. JOHN'S ENGLISH

This study addresses the question of perception and evaluation of light post-vocalic /l/ in St. John's through a series of perception experiments. These experiments test whether people are able to hear the difference between post-vocalic light and dark /l/, whether they identify this difference...

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Main Author: Pierson, Rosanna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2015
Subjects:
Newfoundland English
Linguistics
perception
post-vocalic l
St. John's
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://journals.library.mun.ca/index.php/RLS/article/view/1648
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Summary:This study addresses the question of perception and evaluation of light post-vocalic /l/ in St. John's through a series of perception experiments. These experiments test whether people are able to hear the difference between post-vocalic light and dark /l/, whether they identify this difference as being a characteristic of Newfoundland or St. John's English, and finally, whether they ascribe any kind of stigma or prestige to the difference.

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