Ethnic Patterns in the Phonetics of Montreal English

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Author/collaborator
Title
Ethnic Patterns in the Phonetics of Montreal English
Abstract
An examination of the differences in the phonetic realization of vowels by Montrealers of Irish, Italian and Jewish ethnic origins using acoustic analysis. The author points out that the unusual tenacity of ethnophonetic variation in Montreal English is due to the minority status of English-speaking residents, and the social and residential segregation of ethnic groups in distinct neighbourhoods, which limits their exposure to speakers of Standard Canadian English who might otherwise serve as models for assimilation.
Publication
Journal of Sociolinguistics
Volume
Vol. 8
Issue
no. 4
Pages
538-568
Date
November 2004
Language
en
Citation
Boberg, Charles. “Ethnic Patterns in the Phonetics of Montreal English.” Journal of Sociolinguistics Vol. 8, no. 4 (November 2004): 538–568.
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