Fall Research Expo 2021

Variation in African American Language: Th-Stopping, Non-Rhoticity, & Alveolar vs Velar Nasal

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This research specifically focused on three different variables within African-American Language: th-stopping, non-rhoticity, and Alveolar versus Velar nasal. To analyze these variables we used the Bengt Loman tapes from 1966 and auditory coding to find the usage of several different speakers of different demographics. We then used different social factors to analyze why each speaker spoke their own version of Africa- American Language.

 

PRESENTED BY
Tyeirra L Lynch
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Wharton 2024
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Advised By
Nicole Holliday
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS
nholl@sas.upenn.edu
https://nicolerholliday.wordpress.com/
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PRESENTED BY
Tyeirra L Lynch
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Wharton 2024
View Profile
Advised By
Nicole Holliday
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS
nholl@sas.upenn.edu
https://nicolerholliday.wordpress.com/

Comments

I especially appreciated your clear explanation of the tapes you listened to, and how you named a number of possible reasons for the differences in JD's speech when speaking to different people. The notion of language being a product of social constructs is very intriguing, and I would be interested to learn more on the subject, seeing as (especially now, as the world re-opens) verbal communication is such a dominant part of daily life and personal interactions.