Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-10887800
Justin T. McBride
Research Article| August 01 2023 Teaching Linguistics in a Native-Serving Institution: An Impression Justin T. McBride Justin T. McBride Northeastern State University justin t. mcbride (Cherokee Nation) is an associate professor in the Department of Languages and Literature at Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where he teaches English composition and grammar and various linguistics courses. He was previously the language director for the Kaw Nation and has served as a consultant on many language-related projects. Email: mcbridej@nsuok.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2023) 98 (3): 370–378. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887800 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Justin T. McBride; Teaching Linguistics in a Native-Serving Institution: An Impression. American Speech 1 August 2023; 98 (3): 370–378. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887800 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsAmerican Dialect SocietyAmerican Speech Search Advanced Search Copyright 2023 by the American Dialect Society2023 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9940687
Madeline Asch, Franny D. Brogan
The present study aims to build on limited Chicano English intonation research by exploring the frequency, phonetic properties, timing, and potential origins of uptalk in neutral declarative statements of Chicano Southern California English (CSCE). Fifteen native CSCE speakers and five native Anglo Southern California English (ASCE) speakers from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (all college-age women) participated in three tasks varying in their formality. Five measures were examined across dialects and within the CSCE speaker group: uptalk frequency, starting pitch, scaling, rise alignment, and peak delay. Results show that CSCE and ASCE speakers produce extremely similar uptalk contours both in how often they occur and in their phonetic manifestations, suggesting that ASCE uptalk, rather than the Mexican Spanish circumflex contour, is the main source of intonational transfer for final rising in CSCE. Furthermore, while Angela Barry proposes that ASCE uptalk is unmarked, we find that uptalk frequency is conditioned by task formality for both dialect groups, indicating that this variable may have since risen above the level of consciousness. The amount of Spanish spoken in childhood and the academic environment of the colleges attended by our CSCE participants also affect how often uptalk is produced and its beginning pitch level.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9940665
Ulrike Stange
The present study addresses the question of whether preverbal so, also known as “GenX so,” which can be used as an intensifier and as an emphasizer, is going out of fashion as a means of emphasis in present-day American English as demonstrated in scripted soap operas. The results are based on 1,357 tokens of preverbal so extracted from Mark Davies’s Corpus of American Soap Operas (2011–). These tokens create both real- and apparent-time scenarios to detect potential differences in the use of preverbal so for younger and older, woman and man characters. The data suggest the following trend: between 2001 and 2012, so with emphatic do and perfects is on its way out, while all other uses of preverbal so (e.g., so with simple forms or progressives) are still associated with the speech of female characters in general or with younger woman characters in particular (so with future going to). If TV data reflects the intensifier’s use in natural speech, preverbal so can be taken to have grown stale in some contexts.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-10887733
Kelly E. Wright, Benjamin Zimmer, Charles E. Carson, Brianne Hughes, Jaidan Mclean, Lynn Zhang
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-10887760
Elise E. Morse-Gagné, Marvin Dale, Sika Noxolo
Research Article| August 01 2023 Space for the Singer Elise E. Morse-Gagné; Elise E. Morse-Gagné John F. Kennedy Middle School, Springfield, Mass. elise e. morse-gagné taught linguistics at Tougaloo College from 2005 to 2018 and at Jackson State University in 2012. In 2018 she returned to New England, where for the next two years she taught as contingent faculty at UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, and Bard Microcollege Holyoke. Her interests cluster at the busy intersection of language, diversity, and justice. She currently teaches ESOL in Springfield, Massachusetts. Email: morsegag@gmail.com. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Marvin Dale; Marvin Dale marvin dale, Jr., a native of Shuqualak, Mississippi, graduated from Tougaloo College in 2017 with a B.A. in English. He worked for the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center for several years, coordinating social programs that targeted health disparities. He is currently a law student at Washburn University School of Law. Marvin is passionate about improving marginalized communities’ access to quality heathcare, education, and legal counsel. He is a writer, poet, and singer, and a doting uncle. Email: marvin.dale@washburn.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Sika Noxolo Sika Noxolo sika noxolo is a proud Tougaloo alumna, entrepreneur, writer. and editor, with a passion for the arts, a keen ear for storytelling, and a deep understanding of black culture. She has contributed to numerous publications focusing on topics related to black culture, music, and social issues, and is chief content officer of Black With No Chaser. Through her writing, she aims to challenge societal norms, spark meaningful conversations, and inspire positive change. Email: sika@blackwithnochaser.com. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2023) 98 (3): 322–342. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887760 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Elise E. Morse-Gagné, Marvin Dale, Sika Noxolo; Space for the Singer. American Speech 1 August 2023; 98 (3): 322–342. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887760 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsAmerican Dialect SocietyAmerican Speech Search Advanced Search Copyright 2023 by the American Dialect Society2023 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
研究文章| 2023年8月1日歌手空间Elise E. morse - gagn;Elise E. morse - gagnise马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德约翰·肯尼迪中学elise e. morse- gagn于2005年至2018年在图加卢学院教授语言学，2012年在杰克逊州立大学教授语言学。2018年，她回到新英格兰，在接下来的两年里，她在马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校、Mount Holyoke学院和Bard Microcollege Holyoke任教。她的兴趣集中在语言、多样性和正义的交汇处。她目前在马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德教英语。电子邮件:morsegag@gmail.com。搜索这个作者的其他作品:这个网站谷歌马文戴尔;Marvin Dale, Jr.是密西西比州舒夸拉克人，2017年毕业于Tougaloo College，获得英语学士学位。他在杰克逊-海因兹综合健康中心工作了几年，协调针对健康差距的社会项目。他目前是沃什伯恩大学法学院的一名法律系学生。马文热衷于改善边缘化社区获得优质医疗保健、教育和法律咨询的机会。他是一位作家、诗人和歌手，也是一位溺爱他的叔叔。电子邮件:marvin.dale@washburn.edu。搜索作者的其他作品:这个网站谷歌西卡诺克索洛西卡诺克索洛西卡诺克索洛是一个骄傲的校友，企业家，作家。编辑，对艺术有热情，对故事有敏锐的听觉，对黑人文化有深刻的理解。她为许多与黑人文化、音乐和社会问题相关的出版物做出了贡献，是《黑人无追猎者》的首席内容官。通过她的写作，她旨在挑战社会规范，引发有意义的对话，并激发积极的变化。电子邮件:sika@blackwithnochaser.com。搜索作者的其他作品:本网站谷歌美国演讲(2023)98(3):322-342。https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887760查看图标查看文章内容图表和表格视频音频补充数据同行评审分享图标分享Facebook Twitter LinkedIn电子邮件工具图标工具权限引用图标引用搜索网站引用Elise E. morse - gagn， Marvin Dale, Sika Noxolo;歌手的空间。美国演讲2023年8月1日;98(3): 322-342。doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887760下载引文文件:Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex工具栏搜索搜索下拉菜单工具栏搜索搜索输入搜索输入自动建议过滤您的搜索图书和期刊所有期刊美国方言学会美国语音搜索高级搜索版权2023由美国方言学会2023文章PDF第一页预览关闭模式您目前无法访问此内容。
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-10887787
Phillip M. Carter, Ana Sánchez-Muñoz
Research Article| August 01 2023 Teaching Linguistics in Hispanic-Serving Institutions Phillip M. Carter; Phillip M. Carter Florida International University phillip m. carter is Professor of Linguistics and English at Florida International University, where he is also director of the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment. Carter is author of dozens of articles on topics related to language diversity in the United States, bilingualism and language contact, and language and politics. With Julie Tetel Andresen, he is author of Languages in the World: How History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language (Blackwell, 2016). Email: pmcarter@fiu.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ana Sánchez-Muñoz Ana Sánchez-Muñoz California State University, Northridge ana sánchez-muñoz is a full professor in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Linguistics/TESL at California State University–Northridge, where she teaches Spanish for heritage speakers, sociolinguistics, languages in contact, bilingualism, and language and gender, among other courses. Her research has focused particularly on the contact situation between English and Spanish in the United States and on how this intimate relationship between both languages is reflected in the unique development, evolution, and use of Spanish on U.S. soil. Email: ana.sanchezmunoz@csun.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2023) 98 (3): 355–370. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887787 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Phillip M. Carter, Ana Sánchez-Muñoz; Teaching Linguistics in Hispanic-Serving Institutions. American Speech 1 August 2023; 98 (3): 355–370. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-10887787 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsAmerican Dialect SocietyAmerican Speech Search Advanced Search Copyright 2023 by the American Dialect Society2023 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9940643
Lauren Vidrine, Irina A. Shport
The interjection kyoo/kaw is used in the English and French of Cajun heritage speakers in Louisiana to express surprise and has not been previously documented. Anecdotally, Cajuns and non-Cajuns alike comment that it sounds “weird,” as if the word is “not English.” A survey confirms that the interjection is perceived as atypical sounding when compared to mainstream English words, even more so for the palatalized pronunciation variant (kyoo) than the nonpalatalized variant (kaw). The authors hypothesize that this perception could stem from acoustic characteristics of the interjection consistent with linguistic identity markers in Cajun speakers, attributable to Cajun French influence or to the Cajun English vernacular. Acoustic analyses show that the interjection-initial/k/is not unaspirated, its vowel is not nasalized, and it has spectral quality similar to/O/in mainstream English words. These results suggest the perception of anomalous sounds in this interjection may not be attributed to acoustic characteristics indicative of French influence. An alternative explanation to the acoustic-phonetic characteristics of kyoo/kaw lies in social representations of Cajun English in a historically bilingual and multidialectal community, where perceived oddness of a nonstandard linguistic expression can be easily attributed to the influence of another language.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-10579494
Benjamin Zimmer, Kelly E. Wright, Brianne Hughes, Lynn Zhang, Jaidan McLean, Charles E. Carson
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1215/00031283-10416988
Elly Van Gelderen
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