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A Perceptual Dialect Map of North East England

Pearce, Michael (2009) A Perceptual Dialect Map of North East England. Journal of English Linguistics, 37 (2). pp. 162-192. ISSN 0075-4242

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Abstract

This study presents perceptual dialect maps derived from a questionnaire completed by almost 1,600 people across North East England. Respondents were given the names of fifty-one locations and asked to provide numerical judgments on the “similarity” or “difference” of the dialect of speakers from these locations compared to speakers from the respondents’ hometowns. The questionnaire also invited respondents to comment on accents and dialects in the region. The numerical data are mapped, revealing a perceptual landscape consisting of three broad areas further subdivided into smaller perceptual zones. These perceptual areas are described and discussed in relation to salient geographical, social, and cultural factors. The article concludes by placing this research in the context of dialectological and variationist studies of English in the North East.

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Depositing User: Michael Pearce

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Item ID: 855
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424209334026
ISSN: 0075-4242
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/855
Official URL: http://eng.sagepub.com/content/37/2.toc

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Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2011 15:27
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 15:32

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Author: Michael Pearce

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Media and Communications

Subjects

Culture > English Language and Literature

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