Chapter 10. Slit-t in Dublin English
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Fergus O’Dwyer
Abstract
The paper presents an analysis of speakers in Dublin, Ireland who align themselves with an authoritative interactional identity by realising a slit-t variant. A statistical analysis is first presented and then salient patterns of variation are discussed before proceeding to a qualitative evaluation. The latter highlights the discourse functions clustering around the slit-t occurrences, which indicate that a speaker will adopt a sociopragmatic position, like emphasizing a point. My interpretations characterize the interactions where slit-t tokens are found as epistemically-based, inferring how speakers position themselves and others. The conclusions include a discussion of how ethnographically informed, qualitatively-skewed mixed methods can elucidate the social meaning of linguistic variants.
Abstract
The paper presents an analysis of speakers in Dublin, Ireland who align themselves with an authoritative interactional identity by realising a slit-t variant. A statistical analysis is first presented and then salient patterns of variation are discussed before proceeding to a qualitative evaluation. The latter highlights the discourse functions clustering around the slit-t occurrences, which indicate that a speaker will adopt a sociopragmatic position, like emphasizing a point. My interpretations characterize the interactions where slit-t tokens are found as epistemically-based, inferring how speakers position themselves and others. The conclusions include a discussion of how ethnographically informed, qualitatively-skewed mixed methods can elucidate the social meaning of linguistic variants.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Language hybridism 9
- Chapter 2. Of clocks, clouds and sound change 27
- Chapter 3. Evaluations of foreign accent in a purist speech community 53
- Chapter 4. C’era i fascisti e i tedeschi 71
- Chapter 5. Language change caught in the act 85
- Chapter 6. Virtual sociolinguistics 103
- Chapter 7. ASPA Tools or how to measure foreign-accentedness and intelligibility in an objective manner 119
- Chapter 8. Vowel harmony patterns in Greek dialectal child speech 133
- Chapter 9. Tracking change in social meaning 145
- Chapter 10. Slit-t in Dublin English 159
- Chapter 11. Panel and trend studies 175
- Chapter 12. Quotative variation in Bernese Swiss German 191
- Chapter 13. Dialect levelling or shift 203
- Chapter 14. Complementing in another language 217
- Chapter 15. The past perfect in Cypriot Greek 231
- Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Language hybridism 9
- Chapter 2. Of clocks, clouds and sound change 27
- Chapter 3. Evaluations of foreign accent in a purist speech community 53
- Chapter 4. C’era i fascisti e i tedeschi 71
- Chapter 5. Language change caught in the act 85
- Chapter 6. Virtual sociolinguistics 103
- Chapter 7. ASPA Tools or how to measure foreign-accentedness and intelligibility in an objective manner 119
- Chapter 8. Vowel harmony patterns in Greek dialectal child speech 133
- Chapter 9. Tracking change in social meaning 145
- Chapter 10. Slit-t in Dublin English 159
- Chapter 11. Panel and trend studies 175
- Chapter 12. Quotative variation in Bernese Swiss German 191
- Chapter 13. Dialect levelling or shift 203
- Chapter 14. Complementing in another language 217
- Chapter 15. The past perfect in Cypriot Greek 231
- Index 245
