Rhys J. Sandow
List of John Benjamins publications for which Rhys J. Sandow plays a role.
Articles
2024 How “U” are “U” words? Exploring variation in the usage and perception of class-based lexical shibboleths in British English English World-Wide 45:1, pp. 94–124 | Article
That U (upper-class) and non-U (non-upper class) speakers are identifiable through their vocabulary is an axiom in England. These claims are repeated in books, in print media, on social media, and in conversations regarding social class. However, such claims are seldom investigated empirically.… read more
2023 Maid in Cornwall: Social, stylistic, and cognitive factors in lexical levelling English World-Wide 44:2, pp. 157–183 | Article
While the research literature on regional dialect levelling is substantial (e.g. Williams and Kerswill 1999; Britain 2002; Watt 2002; Jansen 2019), this process is under-explored and under-theorised when it comes to patterns of lexical usage. Using maid as a case-study, in this article I provide… read more