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Peer reviewedMcElhinny, Bonnie – Language Variation and Change, 1999
Discusses the Third Dialect (Labov 1991, 1994), offering the first systematic variationist analysis of speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with particular focus on three phonological processes. Argues that Veatch's (1991) model of English syllable structure provides a unified account of these seemingly unrelated phonological changes in Pittsburgh.…
Descriptors: Dialects, Language Variation, Models, North American English
Peer reviewedDailey-O'Cain, Jennifer – Language Variation and Change, 1997
Provides evidence from a small northern U.S. city for Canadian raising, a Canadian phenomenon that heightens the onset of diphthongs in /ai/ and /au/ relative to the low central onset in neighboring dialects. Findings suggest that the Canadian diphthong varieties may not be conforming to the U.S. norm, but instead that the two varieties are…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Language Research
