Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Re: Variation of theta to [f] in varieties of English
|
| Author: | Kirk Hazen |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email |
| Query: |
I am looking for both linguistic and social information concerning theta to [f] variation in varieties of English (e.g. "birthday" to "bir[f]day" ). I know that in Northern varieties of US English, it can be highly stigmatized; however, in the Southern US, it for the mos part passes unnoticed. I was wondering what the social constraints or associations might be in other varieties of English. Email me directly, and I will post a summary. Thanks, Kirk [krk] Thanks for your help, Kirk @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Kirk Hazen, Ph.D. West Virginia Dialect Projec Department of English, Box 6296 West Virginia University Morgantown WV 26506-6296 (304)293-3107 (p) (304)293-5380 (f) http://www.as.wvu.edu/~khazen |
