L-Vocalisation in London English
Linguists argued that the Cockney dialect, in London, is expected to be replaced by Multicultural London English in the years to come. However, this does not imply that Cockney is dead, as recent research revealed that it just moved to Essex. This paper aims at examining whether (l) vocalisation,...
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2023-10-01
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Linguists argued that the Cockney dialect, in London, is expected to be replaced by Multicultural London English in the years to come. However, this does not imply that Cockney is dead, as recent research revealed that it just moved to Essex. This paper aims at examining whether (l) vocalisation, a common feature of Cockney, is still present in the London district of Bermondsey. Ten working-class English speakers, stratified by age and sex, have been recorded by means of sociolinguistic interviews. The results, discussed both quantitively and qualitatively, show that: (a) (l) vocalisation is present in all age cohorts, with young speakers favouring the non-standard feature; (b) preceding long vowels trigger (l) vocalisation.
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| spelling | doaj.art-33b7a7445cd64720b10101d7b556ddc12023-10-30T17:03:18ZdeuFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariAnnali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie Occidentale2499-15622023-10-01575710.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2023/11/001journal_article_8738L-Vocalisation in London EnglishCiancia, Carmen0Università degli Studi di Salerno Linguists argued that the Cockney dialect, in London, is expected to be replaced by Multicultural London English in the years to come. However, this does not imply that Cockney is dead, as recent research revealed that it just moved to Essex. This paper aims at examining whether (l) vocalisation, a common feature of Cockney, is still present in the London district of Bermondsey. Ten working-class English speakers, stratified by age and sex, have been recorded by means of sociolinguistic interviews. The results, discussed both quantitively and qualitatively, show that: (a) (l) vocalisation is present in all age cohorts, with young speakers favouring the non-standard feature; (b) preceding long vowels trigger (l) vocalisation. http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2023/11/001(l) vocalisation. Language variation. London English. Phonology. Sociolinguistics |
| spellingShingle | Ciancia, Carmen L-Vocalisation in London English Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie Occidentale (l) vocalisation. Language variation. London English. Phonology. Sociolinguistics |
| title | L-Vocalisation in London English |
| title_full | L-Vocalisation in London English |
| title_fullStr | L-Vocalisation in London English |
| title_full_unstemmed | L-Vocalisation in London English |
| title_short | L-Vocalisation in London English |
| title_sort | l vocalisation in london english |
| topic | (l) vocalisation. Language variation. London English. Phonology. Sociolinguistics |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2023/11/001 |
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