Examine the data below from Peter Trudgill’s 1974 study of t…
Examine the data below from Peter Trudgill’s 1974 study of the pronunciation of the -ing ending in Norwich, England. Then, answer the questions below. When considering both gender and speech style together as social and linguistic factors affecting the use of the vernacular pronunciation [In], what are the speech style and the gender of the speakers who use this pronunciation the most? What are the speech style and the gender of the speakers who use this pronunciation the least?
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For the example below, identify the level of linguistic structure at which the variation exists. In some dialects in the United Kingdom, /t/ and /d/ between vowels is pronounced as [ʔ]. So, /bʌtəɹ̩/ will be pronounced as [bʌʔəɹ̩].
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