The change in Australian English vowels over three generations
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Australian English, like all languages, is in a constant state of change. The change in Australian English vowels was investigated by means of a cross-sectional apparent time study of 54 subjects covering three generations of speakers, taken from the Australian National Database of Spoken Language. It was hypothesised that there would be a significant change in pronunciation of some, but not all vowels, that there would be differential change between different vowels, that diphthongal change would mirror monophthongal change and that there would be differential change between female and male speakers. Results indicated that all these hypotheses were supported.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004