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Linguistic Variation In The Affrication Of /T/ And /D/, Megan E. Tedder
Linguistic Variation In The Affrication Of /T/ And /D/, Megan E. Tedder
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This study investigated the affrication of /t/ and /di before the palatal liquid /J/ and whether this linguistic variable is a language change occurring in American English. To investigate this, I used the methodology of an apparent time study. The methodology of this study involved finding 12 participants of varying ages and placing them into predetermined age groups. Group A had four participants aged 10-19, Group B had four participants aged 20-40, and, finally, Group Chad four participants who were over the age of 40. These participants were asked to read from a word list and a short story that …