Biological and social grounding of phonology : variation as a research tool



Scobbie, James M (2007) Biological and social grounding of phonology : variation as a research tool. In: 16th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Monday 6th August - Friday 10th August, 2007, Saarland University, Saarbrücken.

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Abstract

Phonological-phonetic sound systems are abstractions away from substance, so while they are grounded in biological capacity, they also reflect phonetically un-natural relationships arising from a variety of linguistic factors. Sociolinguistic variation is one of these non-biological factors. Pilot articulatory results are presented from derhoticised Scottish English. It can have onset/ coda allophony far more radical than the systems that are normally examined in articulatory research. Ultrasound analysis shows acoustic rhoticity in codas may have a post-alveolar constriction so delayed that acoustic rhoticity is covert. Perceptual recoverability of social identity has to be considered in addition to plain phonetic factors.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:ultrasound, Scottish English, rhoticity, sociophonetics, articulation
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