Linguistics and English Language

Language variation and change

Speaker: Nina Markl (University of Edinburgh)

Title: "I can't see myself ever living any[w]ere else": Variation in (HW) in Edinburgh English

Abstract: In this talk I'll talk about my recent research project on (HW) in Edinburgh English - in addition to presenting some interesting (I think) results on based on acoustic phonetic analysis of 1400 <wh> realisations produced by 18 Edinburgh women born between 1938 and 1993, I'll also talk a bit about the broader research contexts on the which~witch merger in Scotland, interesting questions we could ask about it and some ways to answer them.

Contact details

Christian Ilbury

Oct 10 2022 -

Language variation and change

2022-10-10: "I can't see myself ever living any[w]ere else": Variation in (HW) in Edinburgh English

Room 1.17, Dugald Stewart Building, 3 Charles Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AD