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Chapter 11. Panel and trend studies
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Abstract
In this paper, we provide further evidence to the discussion of the intersection of apparent time and real time for the understanding of language change. We analyse three variable processes in the spoken variety of Rio de Janeiro: the anterior glide deletion in the diphthong [ej], the replacement of the preposition A by PARA (‘to’) in dative complements and the loss of null referential pronominal subjects. By combining cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence, we show that the observed tendency in apparent time is confirmed for the replacement of A by PARA and the implementation of overt referential pronouns. We are facing continuing and irreversible communal changes. In the case of [j] deletion, the predictions obtained in apparent time are only partially confirmed. The results from the longitudinal analyses suggest a reversal of this process in the context of palatal fricatives both in the community and in most individuals. We claim that this reversal is a generalisation of a stronger tendency to glide insertion in similar phonetic contexts.
Abstract
In this paper, we provide further evidence to the discussion of the intersection of apparent time and real time for the understanding of language change. We analyse three variable processes in the spoken variety of Rio de Janeiro: the anterior glide deletion in the diphthong [ej], the replacement of the preposition A by PARA (‘to’) in dative complements and the loss of null referential pronominal subjects. By combining cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence, we show that the observed tendency in apparent time is confirmed for the replacement of A by PARA and the implementation of overt referential pronouns. We are facing continuing and irreversible communal changes. In the case of [j] deletion, the predictions obtained in apparent time are only partially confirmed. The results from the longitudinal analyses suggest a reversal of this process in the context of palatal fricatives both in the community and in most individuals. We claim that this reversal is a generalisation of a stronger tendency to glide insertion in similar phonetic contexts.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
