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New York City English: The Phonetics and Evolution of a Famous Accent The sound system of New York City English, popularly known as the New York accent, is one of the most recognizable di...
Read New York City English: The Phonetics and Evolution of a Famous AccentDialectology: The Science of Language Variation and Regional Speech Language is rarely uniform. From the subtle shift in vowels between neighboring towns to the distinct vocabulary of dif...
Read Dialectology: The Science of Language Variation and Regional SpeechPrestige in Sociolinguistics: How Social Status Shapes Language In the study of linguistics, prestige refers to the level of regard or respect accorded to a specific language or dialect w...
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