A Cole
Biographic Data
| ID | 33657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Cole |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Cole |
| SIGNATURE | COLE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Essex |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8319-3543 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Methodological Advancements in Dialect Identification Tasks
This study presents a dialect identification task in which 191 listeners drew on a digital map around the area(s) they thought 99 speakers were from and provided evaluative responses based on speech excerpts. This study is the first to demonstrate the importance of uniting five strands of investigation in dialect identification tasks: (1) listeners’ accuracy compared to chance; (2) listener‐group and speaker‐group accuracy; (3) precision; (4) mis…
The search for linguistically coherent accents
Linguistic research refers to many related accents in Southeast England: Standard Southern British English (SSBE), Received Pronunciation (RP), Estuary English (EE), Cockney and Multicultural London English (MLE). However, there is inconsistency and imprecision in the demarcation of these accents based on linguistic and social factors. This paper delineates accents in Southeast England based on patterns of linguistic co-variation which we then re…
Longitudinal associations between moral injury perceptions and mental health among healthcare workers during the pandemic
Results suggest that MIPs may function as both a predictor and an outcome of stress-related symptoms. Mood-congruent cognitive biases could account for why depression, PTSS, and perceived stress predicted subsequent MIPs, whereas MIPs may have exacerbated more generalized anxiety about the future. Broadly, these findings highlight the importance of early access to mental health services for healthcare workers during public health crises to disrup…
Haagse Harry , a Dutch chav from The Hague
This paper presents two remarkably similar characterological figures who are stereotyped embodiments of working-class personas: Haagse Harry in The Hague and chavs in England. The two figures have similar attires, class positions, attitudes, and associated attributes. We compare and contextualize the indexical links between their linguistic features and their social characteristics. Firstly, while chavs can be both men and women, the fictional pe…
Dialect levelling and Cockney diphthong shift reversal in South East England
This article explores an instance of dialect levelling in South East England, the reversal of Cockney diphthong shift. We trace this reversal through an apparent-time analysis of 52 speakers from Debden, a community in Essex with East London heritage. Dynamic vowel analyses of word-list and passage data suggests a reversal of the diphthong shift towards SSBE targets which has occurred most abruptly in those born after 1992 potentially as a result…
Phonetic variation and change in the Cockney Diaspora
Recent research has suggested that two linguistic processes are displacing Cockney: the emergence of Multicultural London English (MLE) in inner London and dialect levelling (e.g. Kerswill & Williams 2005). This study investigates firstly whether Cockney phonetic features have ‘moved East’ to Essex (Fox 2015), and secondly the features’ indexicality in relation to place and identity. Fifty-four participants from Debden, an outpost of the Cockney …
Lessons Learnt from financing Wash rehabilitation works in small towns in Zimbabwe
This paper describes urban WASH interventions (hardware, hygiene promotion, and institutional support) implemented in the Small Towns WASH Programme (STWP) across 14 towns in Zimbabwe with the associated costing. Key lessons in terms of urban WASH rehabilitation include the need for flexible funding and programme approaches accommodate changes during implementation, and that strong programme governance, multi-stakeholder involvement, and integrat…
Co-variation, style and social meaning
This paper demonstrates that the differing social meanings held by linguistic features can result in an implicational relationship between them. Rates of (h) and (ing) are investigated in the casual speech of sixty-three speakers from a community with Cockney heritage: Debden, Essex. The indexicalities of h-dropping in Debden (signalling Cockney) are superordinate to and incorporate the indexicalities of g-dropping (working-class, “improper”), re…
A Locus on Chromosome 13 Influences Levels of Tafi Antigen in Healthy Mexican Americans
When activated, thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) inhibits fibrinolysis by modifying fibrin, depressing its plasminogen binding potential. Polymorphisms in the TAFI structural gene (CPB2) have been associated with variation in TAFI levels, but the potential occurrence of influential quantitative trait loci (QTLs) located elsewhere in the genome has been explored only in families ascertained in part through probands affected by th…
Aboriginal Stories
In Australia, for at least the past twenty-five years, historians identified with the left have been urgently questioning the role non-indigenous researchers can and ought to play in the domain of Aboriginal history. This questioning of contemporary responsibility for a violent settler colonialism has resulted, as one leading Australian historian, Peter Read, notes, in ‘self-doubt and potential paralysis’ for Australian historians and anthropolog…
Co-variation, style and social meaning
This paper demonstrates that the differing social meanings held by linguistic features can result in an implicational relationship between them. Rates of (h) and (ing) are investigated in the casual speech of sixty-three speakers from a community with Cockney heritage: Debden, Essex. The indexicalities of h-dropping in Debden (signalling Cockney) are superordinate to and incorporate the indexicalities of g-dropping (working-class, “improper”), re…
Phonetic variation and change in the Cockney Diaspora
Recent research has suggested that two linguistic processes are displacing Cockney: the emergence of Multicultural London English (MLE) in inner London and dialect levelling (e.g. Kerswill & Williams 2005). This study investigates firstly whether Cockney phonetic features have ‘moved East’ to Essex (Fox 2015), and secondly the features’ indexicality in relation to place and identity. Fifty-four participants from Debden, an outpost of the Cockney …
A Locus on Chromosome 13 Influences Levels of Tafi Antigen in Healthy Mexican Americans
When activated, thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) inhibits fibrinolysis by modifying fibrin, depressing its plasminogen binding potential. Polymorphisms in the TAFI structural gene (CPB2) have been associated with variation in TAFI levels, but the potential occurrence of influential quantitative trait loci (QTLs) located elsewhere in the genome has been explored only in families ascertained in part through probands affected by th…
Aboriginal Stories
In Australia, for at least the past twenty-five years, historians identified with the left have been urgently questioning the role non-indigenous researchers can and ought to play in the domain of Aboriginal history. This questioning of contemporary responsibility for a violent settler colonialism has resulted, as one leading Australian historian, Peter Read, notes, in ‘self-doubt and potential paralysis’ for Australian historians and anthropolog…
Co-variation, style and social meaning
This paper demonstrates that the differing social meanings held by linguistic features can result in an implicational relationship between them. Rates of (h) and (ing) are investigated in the casual speech of sixty-three speakers from a community with Cockney heritage: Debden, Essex. The indexicalities of h-dropping in Debden (signalling Cockney) are superordinate to and incorporate the indexicalities of g-dropping (working-class, “improper”), re…
Phonetic variation and change in the Cockney Diaspora
Recent research has suggested that two linguistic processes are displacing Cockney: the emergence of Multicultural London English (MLE) in inner London and dialect levelling (e.g. Kerswill & Williams 2005). This study investigates firstly whether Cockney phonetic features have ‘moved East’ to Essex (Fox 2015), and secondly the features’ indexicality in relation to place and identity. Fifty-four participants from Debden, an outpost of the Cockney …
Lessons Learnt from financing Wash rehabilitation works in small towns in Zimbabwe
This paper describes urban WASH interventions (hardware, hygiene promotion, and institutional support) implemented in the Small Towns WASH Programme (STWP) across 14 towns in Zimbabwe with the associated costing. Key lessons in terms of urban WASH rehabilitation include the need for flexible funding and programme approaches accommodate changes during implementation, and that strong programme governance, multi-stakeholder involvement, and integrat…
Haagse Harry , a Dutch chav from The Hague
This paper presents two remarkably similar characterological figures who are stereotyped embodiments of working-class personas: Haagse Harry in The Hague and chavs in England. The two figures have similar attires, class positions, attitudes, and associated attributes. We compare and contextualize the indexical links between their linguistic features and their social characteristics. Firstly, while chavs can be both men and women, the fictional pe…
Dialect levelling and Cockney diphthong shift reversal in South East England
This article explores an instance of dialect levelling in South East England, the reversal of Cockney diphthong shift. We trace this reversal through an apparent-time analysis of 52 speakers from Debden, a community in Essex with East London heritage. Dynamic vowel analyses of word-list and passage data suggests a reversal of the diphthong shift towards SSBE targets which has occurred most abruptly in those born after 1992 potentially as a result…
Longitudinal associations between moral injury perceptions and mental health among healthcare workers during the pandemic
Results suggest that MIPs may function as both a predictor and an outcome of stress-related symptoms. Mood-congruent cognitive biases could account for why depression, PTSS, and perceived stress predicted subsequent MIPs, whereas MIPs may have exacerbated more generalized anxiety about the future. Broadly, these findings highlight the importance of early access to mental health services for healthcare workers during public health crises to disrup…
The search for linguistically coherent accents
Linguistic research refers to many related accents in Southeast England: Standard Southern British English (SSBE), Received Pronunciation (RP), Estuary English (EE), Cockney and Multicultural London English (MLE). However, there is inconsistency and imprecision in the demarcation of these accents based on linguistic and social factors. This paper delineates accents in Southeast England based on patterns of linguistic co-variation which we then re…
Methodological Advancements in Dialect Identification Tasks
This study presents a dialect identification task in which 191 listeners drew on a digital map around the area(s) they thought 99 speakers were from and provided evaluative responses based on speech excerpts. This study is the first to demonstrate the importance of uniting five strands of investigation in dialect identification tasks: (1) listeners’ accuracy compared to chance; (2) listener‐group and speaker‐group accuracy; (3) precision; (4) mis…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)