Search for dissertations about: "Peter Sundkvist"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Peter Sundkvist.

  2. 1. The Vowel System of a Shetland Accent of Scottish Standard English : A segmental analysis

    Author : Peter Sundkvist; Gunnel Melchers; John Harris; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Lerwick; Shetland; Shetland dialect; Scottish Standard English; Accents of English; Vowel systems; Subsystems; The Scottish Vowel Length Rule; Vowel softening;

    Abstract : This study presents a comprehensive description of the stressed vowel system of the local accent of Scottish Standard English spoken in Lerwick, Shetland. A judgement sample of eleven informants was obtained through a network model. READ MORE

  4. 2. The vowels of Delhi English : Three studies in sociophonetics

    Author : Raphaël Domange; Peter Sundkvist; Niclas Abrahamsson; Raymond Hickey; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Indian English; phonology; sociophonetics; language variation and change; language contact; world Englishes; English; engelska;

    Abstract : Addressing the dearth of sociolinguistic variation research in the “new” varieties of English (D. Sharma, 2017b), this dissertation consists of a set of three sociophonetic studies on an urban dialect of Indian English. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Combined Perceptual and Acoustical Account of US Dialect Distance

    Author : Clelia R. LaMonica; Peter Sundkvist; Cynthia Clopper; Anja Schüppert; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; US English; dialects; dialectometry; perception; acoustics; sociophonetics; English; engelska;

    Abstract : This study examines the influence of attitudinal, perceptual, and acoustic factors on the categorization of US dialects by comparing acoustic-vocalic and perceived accent distances. The results of native and non-native listeners’ perceived distances between US regional accents are investigated in light of how acoustic-phonetic markers, attitudinal judgments, and identifiability may together impact how similar or different accents are perceived to be. READ MORE