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
Oct 10 2022
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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