The velar nasal in Tokyo Japanese: A case of diffusion from above
The velar nasal in Tokyo Japanese: A case of diffusion from above
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东京日语中的软腭鼻音：从上方扩散的案例
DOI：
10.1017/s0954394500000958
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发表时间：
1995
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1
通讯作者：
Junko Hibiya
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作者：
Junko Hibiya
本研究试图在变异主义框架内调查东京人所说的日语，重点关注变量（ng）。早期的研究和观察结果表明，这个变量一直处于变化的过程中。年龄较低的人更喜欢使用较新的变体[g]，而年龄较大的人更喜欢使用较老的变体[j]。对62名东京日语母语人士的社会语言学访谈数据的定量分析结果使我们能够将调查中的案例确定为上述扩散的案例之一。本调查的结果补充了在变分主义框架内进行的大量研究；它们证实了内在变异和有序异质性的存在。
ABSTRACT The present study is an attempt to investigate Japanese as it is spoken in Tokyo within the variationist framework, focusing on the variable (ng). The results of earlier research and observation have shown that this variable has been in the process of change. Speakers at younger age levels favor the newer variant [g], while those at older age levels favor the older variant [ŋ]. Results of quantitative analyses of the data obtained from sociolinguistic interviews with 62 native speakers of Tokyo Japanese allow us to establish the case under investigation as one of diffusion from above. The findings of the present investigation add to the body of research conducted within the variationist framework; they confirm the existence of inherent variation and orderly heterogeneity.