Natalie Schilling‐Estes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5382463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natalie Schilling‐Estes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natalie |
| FAMILY NAME | Schilling‐Estes |
| SIGNATURE | ESTES N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 279 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Constructing ethnicity in interaction
In the present study, I continue ongoing efforts to incorporate social constructionist viewpoints into sociolinguistics by demonstrating how two interlocutors use linguistic resources to project and shape ethnic (and other facets of) identity in unfolding talk. The interaction is a sociolinguistic interview from a large-scale sociolinguistic study of a rural tri-ethnic community in the southeastern U.S. I examine a range of features and types of …
Language Change in “Conservative” Dialects
Research Article| May 01 2003 LANGUAGE CHANGE IN “CONSERVATIVE” DIALECTS: THE CASE OF PAST TENSE BE IN SOUTHERN ENCLAVE COMMUNITIES WALT WOLFRAM; WALT WOLFRAM Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2003) 78 (2): 208–227. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-78-2-208 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Tw…
On the nature of isolated and post‐isolated dialects
The investigation of two historically isolated communities in the United States, Smith Island, Maryland, and the Lumbee Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina, demonstrates that, contrary to assumption, isolated communities may be linguistically innovative and heterogeneous. Explanations are both cognitive and social. Speakers in isolated communities are not subject to the leveling pressure that comes with exposure to heterog…
Investigating intra-ethnic differentiation
This article demonstrates the importance of investigating language variation and change both within and across ethnic groups, especially those that have been relatively insular historically. The focus is on the variable patterning of /ay/ in the variety of English spoken by the Lumbee Indians in tri-ethnic Robeson County, North Carolina. (The Lumbee refer to themselves as “Indians” rather than “Native Americans”; I use their term when referring t…
Redrawing Ethnic Dividing Lines Through Linguistic Creativity
Research Article| November 01 2000 REDRAWING ETHNIC DIVIDING LINES THROUGH LINGUISTIC CREATIVITY NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2000) 75 (4): 357–359. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-75-4-357 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Perm…
Pragmatic Approaches to Shakespeare
The Sociolinguistics Reader
Alternative Models of Dialect Death
The comparison of the moribund dialects of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, and Smith Island, Maryland, demonstrates that valuable insight into the patterning of variation and change in language death can be obtained by investigating moribund varieties of healthy languages. In addition, it is crucial to investigate not only cases of death by linguistic decay (dissipation), but also cases of death by population attrition in which linguistic distin…
Investigating "self-conscious" speech
This article examines PERFORMANCE SPEECH in the historically isolated island community of Ocracoke, North Carolina. Over the past several decades islanders have come into increasingly frequent contact with tourists and new residents, who often comment on the island's "quaint" relic dialect. In response, some Ocracokers have developed performance phrases that highlight island features, particularly the pronunciation of/ay/ with a raised/backed nuc…
Accommodation versus Concentration
Dans le but de degager les processus generaux qui conduisent a la disparition d'un dialecte, l'A. analyse deux situations sociolinguistiques particulieres : celles de deux communautes insulaires du sud-est des Etats-Unis. Elle compare les traits morphosyntaxiques et phonologiques des deux dialectes en question (Ile Smith et Ocracoke), ainsi que des traits synchroniques et diachroniques qui permettent d'expliquer le declin de ces langues
Extending Our Understanding of the /z/ -> [d] Rule
L'A. propose une etude quantitative et synchronique de la regle de variation de /z/ → [d] dans l'anglais dialectal des Etats Unis du sud. Son analyse ne se situe pas strictement dans le cadre de la phonologie lineaire, mais tient compte egalement de la structure syllabique
Moribund Dialects and the Endangerment Canon
Moribund dialects threatened by the encroachment of healthy varieties of the same language have been overlooked in establishing the language endangerment canon. Endangered varieties of languages as safe as even English exhibit structures not found in mainstream language varieties and so are an invaluable resource to scholars of language variation—and, indeed, of language patterning in general. Further, the insights into language variation and cha…
Convergent explanation and alternative regularization patterns
Although the process of analogical leveling seems relatively straightforward and its directionality readily predictable, the existence of cross-dialectal leveling alternatives suggests that the processes that actuate and embed analogical leveling can actually be quite complex. Using the case of a vernacular variety spoken on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, we demonstrate how linguistic-systemic principles such as remorphologization, psycholing…
Investigating "self-conscious" speech
This article examines PERFORMANCE SPEECH in the historically isolated island community of Ocracoke, North Carolina. Over the past several decades islanders have come into increasingly frequent contact with tourists and new residents, who often comment on the island's "quaint" relic dialect. In response, some Ocracokers have developed performance phrases that highlight island features, particularly the pronunciation of/ay/ with a raised/backed nuc…
Constructing ethnicity in interaction
In the present study, I continue ongoing efforts to incorporate social constructionist viewpoints into sociolinguistics by demonstrating how two interlocutors use linguistic resources to project and shape ethnic (and other facets of) identity in unfolding talk. The interaction is a sociolinguistic interview from a large-scale sociolinguistic study of a rural tri-ethnic community in the southeastern U.S. I examine a range of features and types of …
Convergent explanation and alternative regularization patterns
Although the process of analogical leveling seems relatively straightforward and its directionality readily predictable, the existence of cross-dialectal leveling alternatives suggests that the processes that actuate and embed analogical leveling can actually be quite complex. Using the case of a vernacular variety spoken on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, we demonstrate how linguistic-systemic principles such as remorphologization, psycholing…
Alternative Models of Dialect Death
The comparison of the moribund dialects of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, and Smith Island, Maryland, demonstrates that valuable insight into the patterning of variation and change in language death can be obtained by investigating moribund varieties of healthy languages. In addition, it is crucial to investigate not only cases of death by linguistic decay (dissipation), but also cases of death by population attrition in which linguistic distin…
Moribund Dialects and the Endangerment Canon
Moribund dialects threatened by the encroachment of healthy varieties of the same language have been overlooked in establishing the language endangerment canon. Endangered varieties of languages as safe as even English exhibit structures not found in mainstream language varieties and so are an invaluable resource to scholars of language variation—and, indeed, of language patterning in general. Further, the insights into language variation and cha…
On the nature of isolated and post‐isolated dialects
The investigation of two historically isolated communities in the United States, Smith Island, Maryland, and the Lumbee Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina, demonstrates that, contrary to assumption, isolated communities may be linguistically innovative and heterogeneous. Explanations are both cognitive and social. Speakers in isolated communities are not subject to the leveling pressure that comes with exposure to heterog…
Accommodation versus Concentration
Dans le but de degager les processus generaux qui conduisent a la disparition d'un dialecte, l'A. analyse deux situations sociolinguistiques particulieres : celles de deux communautes insulaires du sud-est des Etats-Unis. Elle compare les traits morphosyntaxiques et phonologiques des deux dialectes en question (Ile Smith et Ocracoke), ainsi que des traits synchroniques et diachroniques qui permettent d'expliquer le declin de ces langues
Language Change in “Conservative” Dialects
Research Article| May 01 2003 LANGUAGE CHANGE IN “CONSERVATIVE” DIALECTS: THE CASE OF PAST TENSE BE IN SOUTHERN ENCLAVE COMMUNITIES WALT WOLFRAM; WALT WOLFRAM Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2003) 78 (2): 208–227. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-78-2-208 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Tw…
Investigating intra-ethnic differentiation
This article demonstrates the importance of investigating language variation and change both within and across ethnic groups, especially those that have been relatively insular historically. The focus is on the variable patterning of /ay/ in the variety of English spoken by the Lumbee Indians in tri-ethnic Robeson County, North Carolina. (The Lumbee refer to themselves as “Indians” rather than “Native Americans”; I use their term when referring t…
Redrawing Ethnic Dividing Lines Through Linguistic Creativity
Research Article| November 01 2000 REDRAWING ETHNIC DIVIDING LINES THROUGH LINGUISTIC CREATIVITY NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2000) 75 (4): 357–359. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-75-4-357 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Perm…
Extending Our Understanding of the /z/ -> [d] Rule
L'A. propose une etude quantitative et synchronique de la regle de variation de /z/ → [d] dans l'anglais dialectal des Etats Unis du sud. Son analyse ne se situe pas strictement dans le cadre de la phonologie lineaire, mais tient compte egalement de la structure syllabique
Convergent explanation and alternative regularization patterns
Although the process of analogical leveling seems relatively straightforward and its directionality readily predictable, the existence of cross-dialectal leveling alternatives suggests that the processes that actuate and embed analogical leveling can actually be quite complex. Using the case of a vernacular variety spoken on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, we demonstrate how linguistic-systemic principles such as remorphologization, psycholing…
Extending Our Understanding of the /z/ -> [d] Rule
L'A. propose une etude quantitative et synchronique de la regle de variation de /z/ → [d] dans l'anglais dialectal des Etats Unis du sud. Son analyse ne se situe pas strictement dans le cadre de la phonologie lineaire, mais tient compte egalement de la structure syllabique
Moribund Dialects and the Endangerment Canon
Moribund dialects threatened by the encroachment of healthy varieties of the same language have been overlooked in establishing the language endangerment canon. Endangered varieties of languages as safe as even English exhibit structures not found in mainstream language varieties and so are an invaluable resource to scholars of language variation—and, indeed, of language patterning in general. Further, the insights into language variation and cha…
Accommodation versus Concentration
Dans le but de degager les processus generaux qui conduisent a la disparition d'un dialecte, l'A. analyse deux situations sociolinguistiques particulieres : celles de deux communautes insulaires du sud-est des Etats-Unis. Elle compare les traits morphosyntaxiques et phonologiques des deux dialectes en question (Ile Smith et Ocracoke), ainsi que des traits synchroniques et diachroniques qui permettent d'expliquer le declin de ces langues
Investigating "self-conscious" speech
This article examines PERFORMANCE SPEECH in the historically isolated island community of Ocracoke, North Carolina. Over the past several decades islanders have come into increasingly frequent contact with tourists and new residents, who often comment on the island's "quaint" relic dialect. In response, some Ocracokers have developed performance phrases that highlight island features, particularly the pronunciation of/ay/ with a raised/backed nuc…
Pragmatic Approaches to Shakespeare
The Sociolinguistics Reader
Alternative Models of Dialect Death
The comparison of the moribund dialects of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, and Smith Island, Maryland, demonstrates that valuable insight into the patterning of variation and change in language death can be obtained by investigating moribund varieties of healthy languages. In addition, it is crucial to investigate not only cases of death by linguistic decay (dissipation), but also cases of death by population attrition in which linguistic distin…
Investigating intra-ethnic differentiation
This article demonstrates the importance of investigating language variation and change both within and across ethnic groups, especially those that have been relatively insular historically. The focus is on the variable patterning of /ay/ in the variety of English spoken by the Lumbee Indians in tri-ethnic Robeson County, North Carolina. (The Lumbee refer to themselves as “Indians” rather than “Native Americans”; I use their term when referring t…
Redrawing Ethnic Dividing Lines Through Linguistic Creativity
Research Article| November 01 2000 REDRAWING ETHNIC DIVIDING LINES THROUGH LINGUISTIC CREATIVITY NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2000) 75 (4): 357–359. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-75-4-357 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Perm…
On the nature of isolated and post‐isolated dialects
The investigation of two historically isolated communities in the United States, Smith Island, Maryland, and the Lumbee Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina, demonstrates that, contrary to assumption, isolated communities may be linguistically innovative and heterogeneous. Explanations are both cognitive and social. Speakers in isolated communities are not subject to the leveling pressure that comes with exposure to heterog…
Language Change in “Conservative” Dialects
Research Article| May 01 2003 LANGUAGE CHANGE IN “CONSERVATIVE” DIALECTS: THE CASE OF PAST TENSE BE IN SOUTHERN ENCLAVE COMMUNITIES WALT WOLFRAM; WALT WOLFRAM Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES NATALIE SCHILLING-ESTES Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2003) 78 (2): 208–227. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-78-2-208 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Tw…
Constructing ethnicity in interaction
In the present study, I continue ongoing efforts to incorporate social constructionist viewpoints into sociolinguistics by demonstrating how two interlocutors use linguistic resources to project and shape ethnic (and other facets of) identity in unfolding talk. The interaction is a sociolinguistic interview from a large-scale sociolinguistic study of a rural tri-ethnic community in the southeastern U.S. I examine a range of features and types of …
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (11 works) · Linguistics (10 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · History (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (5 works) · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies (5 works)