The Attitudinal Component Of Variation In American English Foreign (A) Nativization  

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Boberg, Charles

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Language and Social Psychology (Full Text) vol. 18 no. 1 (Mar. 1999), page 49-61.
Fulltext: 49.pdf (99.05KB)

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When foreign words spelled with (e. g., llama, Mazda, pasta, spa, tobacco) are phonologically nativized in modern English, the foreign vowel [a] is variably realized as one of two English phonemes: short /æ/ (as in fat) or long /a:/ (as in father). This is the linguistic variable “foreign (a).” British and American English show different nativization patterns. Whereas British nativization operates on phonological principles with /æ/ as a default nativization, American English shows a tendency toward nativization with /a:/ that cannot be explained entirely in phonological terms. This article reports the results of a study of 59 American undergraduate students that investigates the role of attitudinal factors in the choice of /æ/ or /a:/ in American nativization. The results show that /a:/ is evaluated by Americans as more correct, educated, and sophisticated than /æ/ as a nativization of foreign (a). Both social and phonetic explanations for this evaluation are suggested.

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