Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ418373
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Elizabeth and John: Sound Patterns of Men's and Women's Names.
Cutler, Anne; And Others
Journal of Linguistics, v26 n2 p471-82 Sep 1990
Reports on analyses of stress patterns and syllable length for male names, female names, and English nouns, exploring such differences as female names having more syllables, female names typically beginning with unstressed syllables, and male names typically forming the unmarked case. (24 references) (CB)
Descriptors: English, Females, Language Patterns, Lexicology, Males, Nouns, Stress (Phonology), Syllables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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