Derhoticisation in Scottish English: A sociophonetic journey

Stuart‐Smith, Jane; Lawson, Robert; Scobbie, James M.

doi:10.1075/silv.15.03stu

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“…A straightforward interpretation of these data would be that some speakers were ‘less competent’ than others so did not produce all phonemes, especially as their respective L1s all have only one rhotic phoneme. Such an interpretation might also argue that speakers from Glasgow demonstrate substantial influence from their L1 English, which previous research has shown to be undergoing derhoticisation (Lawson, Stuart‐Smith and Scobbie ; Stuart‐Smith, Lawson and Scobbie ). However, we believe that this interpretation does not fully explain our results for several reasons: firstly, many of these speakers worked in Gaelic‐essential employment where proficiency in Gaelic was a natural part of their job.…”

Section: Analysis: Rhotics In New and Traditional Speakersmentioning

confidence: 94%

Identity, accent aim, and motivation in second language users: New Scottish Gaelic speakers’ use of phonetic variation

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McLeod

O’Rourke

et al. 2016

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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This paper examines the use of phonetic variation in word-final rhotics among nineteen adult new speakers of Scottish Gaelic, i.e. speakers who did not acquire the language through intergenerational transmission. Our speakers learned Gaelic as adults and are now highly advanced users of the language. We consider variation in their rhotic productions compared to the productions of six older, traditional speakers. Previous approaches to variation in second language users have either focussed on how variable production will eventually result in native-like 'target' forms (Type 1 study), or have investigated the extent to which second language users reproduce patterns of variation similar to 'native speakers' (Type 2 study). We additionally draw on sociocultural approaches to Second Language Acquisition and apply notions of accent aim, identity construction, and learning motivation in order to fully explore the data. In doing so, we advocate a 'Type 3' approach to variation in second language users.Bheir am p aipear seo s uil air caochlaideachd fh ogharach an cois fhuaimean le ruis (/r/) dheireannach am measg naoi deug luchd-labhairt ura na G aidhlig, i.e. luchd-labhairt nach do thog a' Gh aidhlig tro thar-chur eadarghinealach. Dh'ionnsaich an luchd-labhairt seo a' Gh aidhlig nan inbhich, agus tha iad uile a' cleachdadh na G aidhlig aig ıre ard san latha an-diugh. Sa ph aipear seo bheir sinn s uil air caochlaideachd nan ruisean aig an luchdlabhairt seo ann an coimeas ris a' chleachdadh a tha aig sia luchd-labhairt dualchasach na G aidhlig a tha nas sine. Gu ruige seo tha rannsachadh air caochlaideachd am measg luchd-labhairt d arna c anain air f ocas a chur air mar a dh'fh asas caochlaideachd ch ananach nas fhaisge air cleachdaidhean dualchasach na c anain 'targaid' (sgr udadh Se orsa 1), no air an ıre gus an cleachdar p atranan dualchasach caochlaidh le luchd-labhairt den t-se orsa ud (sgr udadh Se orsa 2). A thuilleadh air sin cleachdaidh sinn bunbheachdan s oisio-chultarach ann an Togail D arna C anain san sgr udadh againn, a' cleachdadh amasan dualchainnt, cruthachadh f ein-aithne agus adhbharan ionnsachaidh airson rannsachadh iomlan a dh eanamh air an d ata. Na l uib, molaidh sinn sgr udadh 'Se orsa 3' airson rannsachadh air Journal of Sociolinguistics 20/2, 2016: 164-191

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Section: Analysis: Rhotics In New and Traditional Speakersmentioning

confidence: 94%

Identity, accent aim, and motivation in second language users: New Scottish Gaelic speakers’ use of phonetic variation

Nance

McLeod

O’Rourke

et al. 2016

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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“…The regression models for the innovations in wordlist speech showed much higher explanation of variance than for those in conversational speech. Similar regression analyses were carried out for the first two formants of the vowels, but these showed predominantly linguistic factors to be significant. The regression results for the derhoticisation of postvocalic /r/ was split according to speech style (Stuart‐Smith, Lawson and Scobbie ). In conversational speech, nonrhotic variation appears to be constrained only by linguistic factors; no social factors were significant.…”

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No longer an elephant in the room

Stuart‐Smith

2014

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“…More recent evidence shows that derhoticisation is also promoted by indirect engagement with Anglo-English shown in television soap dramas (e.g. Stuart-Smith et al 2014). After a long period of near stability, derhoticisation may be taking off (again).…”

Section: /R/ In the Berliner Lautarchiv Samplementioning

confidence: 99%