On sound change and gender: the case of vowel length variation in Scottish English

The varieties of English spoken in Scotland have their own unique pattern of vowel duration, referred to as the Scottish Vowel Length Rule; this pattern differs from the one prevailing in most varieties of English. Considering the situation of permanent contact between Scotland and England, one coul...

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Main Author: Florent Chevalier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2019-11-01
Series:Anglophonia
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/2204
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