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Publication details [#56602]

Torgersen, Eivind and Anita Szakay. 2012. An investigation of speech rhythm in London English. Lingua 122 (7) : 822–840.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language variety | multiculturalism | rhythm | slang | standard1 vs. dialect2

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This paper explores whether syllable-timing is a characteristic of adolescents' Multicultural London English (MLE), as work on rhythm demonstrates that dialect and language contact may make English varieties more syllable-timed.