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This study investigates the connections between phonological variants and social markers like class, age, and region. Analyzing data from different locations and styles, it aims to uncover links between language usage and social influences.
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English accents 5. Statistical analysis
variables:- linguistic e.g. phonological, syntactic, lexical- non-linguistic e.g. class, sex, age, region, ethnicity, style Can we show associations between linguistic and non-linguistic variables? e.g. between h-dropping and lower social class
(h)-0 = zero, no [h] (h)-1 = [h] (h) = h-dropping variants variable in London schoolchildren, 1977: percentage (h)-0
(-ng) (ng)-0 [ŋ] (ng)-1 [n] variants variable Norwich, formal style, percentage [n]
(-ng) (ng)-0 [ŋ] (ng)-1 [n] Norwich, percentage [n]
(ur) in NYC environment: _C only variants: [ɜɪ], [ɝ] Labov 1966 percentage of [ɜɪ]
(ou) in Milton Keynes GOAT words =100% (ou)-0 [o:, oU] (ou)-1 [6U, 6Uã] (ou)-2 [{ÞY] (ou)-3 [{I] NB effects of rounding