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Intonational diglossia: a case study of Glasgow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2007

Alan Cruttenden
Alan Cruttenden*
Affiliation:
Oxford University Phonetics Laboratorycruttenden@yassoo.demon.co.uk
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Abstract

Auditory and acoustic data were produced from recordings of a Glaswegian English speaker in conversational and reading modes. Clearly different intonational systems were used in the two modes. The reading style used an intonation similar to that used in standard British intonation (the intonation of ‘Received Pronunciation’ (RPI)). The conversational style was an example of the type of intonation used in a number of cities in the north of the UK (Urban North British Intonation (UNBI)), characterised by a default intonation involving rising or rising-slumping nuclear pitch patterns. This speaker illustrates a clear-cut case of intonational diglossia with a falling default tune in the one mode and a rising(-falling) default tune in the other.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , December 2007 , pp. 257 - 274
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 2007

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