DiC 8 - Dialect Death
Dialects In Contact - Dialect Death, Session 8
Dialects In Contact - Dialect Death, Session 8
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| Karten | 23 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Stufe | Universität |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 17.06.2011 / 27.05.2012 |
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Dialect Death
-loss of specific features
>what is replacing them?
how were most of the studys done?
newspapers made questionnaires + distributed them in areas of traditional dialects
problems of questionnaire style?
- huge loss in recognition of local dialect words
- words don't occur frequent enough in everyday speech
words which are more widespread= more likely to be recognized
different levels of dialect death
1. lexical
2. phonological
3. morphological
4. syntax
lexical death:
study
(not very popular among linguists)
EDP Survey:
- survey conducted by a newspaper of dialect words.
- SE of England: traditional, distinct dialect of English > Norfolk
- ppl were asked for a translation/recognition
EDP Survey:
Recogintion
- recognition of local dialect words
EDP Survey:
Problems
problems with lexical features:
- in natural speech, a word may not occur at all, you have to ask what word they would use (lexical choice)
> intuitions can be wrong = PROBLEM
EDP Survey:
Conclusion
- recognized: local dialect words
- problems: lexical features
> words on list could not only be found in East Anglia
> more broadly used words are more likely to be recognized than more local ones
