The past, present, and future of English dialects: Quantifying convergence, divergence, and dynamic equilibrium
The past, present, and future of English dialects: Quantifying convergence, divergence, and dynamic equilibrium
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英语方言的过去、现在和未来：量化趋同、趋异和动态平衡
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2010
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D. Dediu
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作者：
Warren Maguire;A. McMahon;P. Heggarty;D. Dediu
摘要本文报道了在分析英语变体之间的关系时，试图比较和测量语音音译之间的相似性的研究。它解决的问题，这些品种已经收敛，发散，或保持平衡，作为一个结果，内源性和外源性的语音和音韵变化。我们认为，这是唯一可能的，以确定这种变化的模式，通过同时比较各种各样的语言在一个数据集，还没有专门选择突出这些变化，被认为是重要的。我们的分析表明，虽然有一个明显的减少，在区域变化的传统方言的英语和苏格兰语的损失，有没有任何显着的收敛（或发散）的英语地区口音在最近几十年，尽管快速传播的一些功能，如TH-前置。
Abstract This article reports on research which seeks to compare and measure the similarities between phonetic transcriptions in the analysis of relationships between varieties of English. It addresses the question of whether these varieties have been converging, diverging, or maintaining equilibrium as a result of endogenous and exogenous phonetic and phonological changes. We argue that it is only possible to identify such patterns of change by the simultaneous comparison of a wide range of varieties of a language across a data set that has not been specifically selected to highlight those changes that are believed to be important. Our analysis suggests that although there has been an obvious reduction in regional variation with the loss of traditional dialects of English and Scots, there has not been any significant convergence (or divergence) of regional accents of English in recent decades, despite the rapid spread of a number of features such as TH-fronting.