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Title: | Rhythm as a cue to identifiability in Maltese English |
Authors: | Grech, Sarah Vella, Alexandra |
Keywords: | Maltese Maltese language -- Foreign elements -- English Rhythm |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | University of Glasgow |
Citation: | Grech, S., & Vella, A. (2015). 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Glasgow. |
Abstract: | Evidence is emerging to suggest that rhythm is possibly one of the more salient cues in the identification of Maltese English, a variety of English, distinct from other varieties, which is used extensively by many Maltese speakers of English. An attempt is made at using the Pairwise Variability Index (PVI) to: (i) categorize the clearly ‘different’ rhythm of this variety of English; and (ii) begin to explore whether it can be used to capture intra-variety differences – one of the hallmarks of Maltese English – across speakers. This preliminary empirical study of rhythm in this variety also gives scope for a discussion of some of the challenges for, as well as the potential of, using the PVI measure to capture information about both ‘local’ and ‘global’ variability. Furthermore, possibilities for establishing a correlation between the PVI and ‘identifiability’ are explored. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/75227 |
ISBN: | 978-0-85261-941-4 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsLin |
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