Goin’ Home: The Role of Vowel Raising in Indexing an Ethnic Identity

Vowel height can be seen as a feature indexing a particular ethnic identity or indicating a style shift between two such identities. This paper focuses on Bradford-born South Asian musician Zayn Malik, an interesting subject given his prominent status as one of the most influential Asians in Britain...

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Main Author: Suzey Ingold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2017-03-01
Series:Lifespans and Styles
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Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lifespansstyles/article/view/1825