“…We have documented that a more syllable-timed rhythm and possibly an increased vocalic articulation rate are features of MLE and, together with the documented phonological, grammatical and pragmatic innovations (Cheshire et al, 2008(Cheshire et al, , 2011Fox, in press;Kerswill et al, 2008;Gabrielatos et al, 2010;Torgersen et al, 2011), it shows that major language change can be evidenced in the English of Londoners. The relatively low vocalic nPVI for all speaker groups in Hackney may confirm inner London's status as a center of linguistic innovation and long-standing migration and dialect contact: having more syllable-timed rhythm is a feature of contact varieties such as Singapore English (nPVI 52.3) (Grabe and Low, 2002) and Maori New Zealand English (nPVI 48.1) (Szakay, 2008).…”