Chicano English Evidence for the Exponential Hypothesis: A Variable Rule Pervades Lexical Phonology.

Santa Ana A., Otto

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ERIC Number: EJ470878

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Publication Date: 1992

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Chicano English Evidence for the Exponential Hypothesis: A Variable Rule Pervades Lexical Phonology.

Santa Ana A., Otto

Language Variation and Change, v4 n3 p275-88 1992

Guy's hypothesized linkage between empirical linguistics and formal linguistic theory is supported in a study of the English of 45 Chicanos from Los Angeles, which as a recently formed dialect provides an interesting test case. Age differences are found in the morphological classes associated with /-t,d/ deletion. (13 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, English, Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Regional Dialects, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)

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