Foulkes, P. and Docherty, G. (2006) The social life of phonetics and phonology. Journal of Phonetics, 34 (4). pp. 409-438. ISSN 0095-4470
Abstract
In this article we define and illustrate sociophonetic variation within speech, highlighting both its pervasiveness and also the relatively minor role it has played in the development of phonetic and phonological theory. Reviewing evidence from studies of adults and children, we suggest that cognitive representations of words combine linguistic and indexical information, and that both types of information are present from the first stages of acquisition. We suggest that an exemplar-based model of phonological knowledge offers the most productive means of modeling sociophonetic variation. We discuss some of the characteristics of an exemplar-based account of sociophonetic variability and highlight some strands of investigation which would facilitate its further development.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Language and Linguistic Science (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2009 13:30 |
Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2009 13:30 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2005.08.002 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.wocn.2005.08.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6807 |