Anita Szakay
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 119127 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Anita Szakay |
| PRENOMES | Anita |
| SOBRENOME | Szakay |
| ASSINATURA | SZAKAY A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8124-0388 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Second Dialect Acquisition
When people move to a new location, the way they speak often changes to become more similar to the variety spoken in the area. Rates of second dialect acquisition (SDA) have been shown to be affected by a number of factors, including exposure and the relative prestige of the varieties involved. The current study investigates SDA in speakers of American and Australian English who have moved to Australia and the USA respectively. The participants c…
L2 speakers are more flexible than L1 speakers in second dialect acquisition
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: Second dialect acquisition is the process of acquiring features of a new dialect. This study directly compares the rates of second dialect acquisition in first (L1) and second (L2) language speakers in speech production and speech perception, and at different linguistic levels to establish the relative flexibility of the two groups. Design/Methodology/Approach: The participants completed a picture-n…
Phonological and Lexical Conditioning of TRAP Vowel Duration in Australian English
The trap vowel /æ/ is known to display a complex variable duration in many English dialects, but this phenomenon is understudied in Australian English. Previous analyses suggest that trap duration is sensitive to the effects of following phonetic environments in complex ways, but that a lexically specific effect may also operate in determining duration. This study aims to investigate phonetic and lexical effects through an acoustic analysis of tr…
Changing taboos in Australian English
Ladz in the Hood
Despite well-established Pasifika communities in Australia, there has been no examination of the English spoken by members of these communities in the sociolinguistic literature. Yet, research shows that Pasifika English may exhibit key differences from local 'mainstream' varieties. In this paper, we present a case study of members of a drill rap group with Pasifika heritage to examine whether Pasifika English features are evident in their speech…
Influence of pitch and speaker gender on perception of creaky voice
Creaky voice is a non-modal voice quality generally described as sounding pulse-like and low in pitch. While empirical studies have produced mixed results when it comes to creak prevalence by speaker gender, creaky voice is stereotypically associated with women’s speech. Past research has investigated whether listeners are facilitated in their identification of creaky voice through the degree of pitch differences between modal and creaky voice or…
Australian English speakers’ attitudes to fricated coda /t
The fricated allophone of coda /t/ is a variant in which full occlusion of the alveolar stop is not achieved, resulting in the consonant instead being produced via frication. Fricated /t/ is attested in several varieties of English from the British Isles and Southern Hemisphere. While awareness of the variant can be found in Australian popular culture, it has been the focus of few sociophonetic studies. Here we report on an experiment which inves…
Lexical preference in second dialect acquisition in a second language
Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: How does second dialect acquisition in a second language compare to that in a first language in terms of rates and predictors of second dialect vocabulary use? Design/methodology/approach: A lexical preference task was completed by four groups of participants residing in Australia: first language speakers of Australian (L1D1) and American (L1D2) English, and first language speakers of Russian who ac…
Glottalisation of word-final stops in Australian English unstressed syllables
Glottalisation functions as a cue to coda stop voicelessness in many varieties of English, occurring most commonly for alveolar stops, although varieties differ according to the context and frequency with which glottalisation is used. In Australian English, younger speakers glottalise voiceless coda stops at much higher rates than older speakers suggesting a recent change to the variety, yet this change has only been examined in stressed syllable…
Phonetic convergence across dialect boundaries in first and second language speakers
Neuro-dynamics of executive control in bilingual language switching
Social categories are shared across bilinguals׳ lexicons
An investigation of speech rhythm in London English
Voice quality as a marker of ethnicity in New Zealand
This study is the first acoustic analysis of voice quality in the two main ethnic dialects of New Zealand English. In a production experiment, narratives from 36 speakers were analyzed and H1-H2 spectral tilt measures were calculated for each vowel. The results provide instrumental evidence for impressionistic claims about the differing voice quality features of the two main ethnic groups, showing that Maori English speakers are creakier than Eur…
The Relative Importance of Rhythm and Intonation for the Perception of New Zealand English Dialects
An investigation of speech rhythm in London English
Voice quality as a marker of ethnicity in New Zealand
This study is the first acoustic analysis of voice quality in the two main ethnic dialects of New Zealand English. In a production experiment, narratives from 36 speakers were analyzed and H1-H2 spectral tilt measures were calculated for each vowel. The results provide instrumental evidence for impressionistic claims about the differing voice quality features of the two main ethnic groups, showing that Maori English speakers are creakier than Eur…
Social categories are shared across bilinguals׳ lexicons
Influence of pitch and speaker gender on perception of creaky voice
Creaky voice is a non-modal voice quality generally described as sounding pulse-like and low in pitch. While empirical studies have produced mixed results when it comes to creak prevalence by speaker gender, creaky voice is stereotypically associated with women’s speech. Past research has investigated whether listeners are facilitated in their identification of creaky voice through the degree of pitch differences between modal and creaky voice or…
Phonetic convergence across dialect boundaries in first and second language speakers
The Relative Importance of Rhythm and Intonation for the Perception of New Zealand English Dialects
An investigation of speech rhythm in London English
Voice quality as a marker of ethnicity in New Zealand
This study is the first acoustic analysis of voice quality in the two main ethnic dialects of New Zealand English. In a production experiment, narratives from 36 speakers were analyzed and H1-H2 spectral tilt measures were calculated for each vowel. The results provide instrumental evidence for impressionistic claims about the differing voice quality features of the two main ethnic groups, showing that Maori English speakers are creakier than Eur…
Social categories are shared across bilinguals׳ lexicons
Neuro-dynamics of executive control in bilingual language switching
Glottalisation of word-final stops in Australian English unstressed syllables
Glottalisation functions as a cue to coda stop voicelessness in many varieties of English, occurring most commonly for alveolar stops, although varieties differ according to the context and frequency with which glottalisation is used. In Australian English, younger speakers glottalise voiceless coda stops at much higher rates than older speakers suggesting a recent change to the variety, yet this change has only been examined in stressed syllable…
Phonetic convergence across dialect boundaries in first and second language speakers
Lexical preference in second dialect acquisition in a second language
Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: How does second dialect acquisition in a second language compare to that in a first language in terms of rates and predictors of second dialect vocabulary use? Design/methodology/approach: A lexical preference task was completed by four groups of participants residing in Australia: first language speakers of Australian (L1D1) and American (L1D2) English, and first language speakers of Russian who ac…
Australian English speakers’ attitudes to fricated coda /t
The fricated allophone of coda /t/ is a variant in which full occlusion of the alveolar stop is not achieved, resulting in the consonant instead being produced via frication. Fricated /t/ is attested in several varieties of English from the British Isles and Southern Hemisphere. While awareness of the variant can be found in Australian popular culture, it has been the focus of few sociophonetic studies. Here we report on an experiment which inves…
Ladz in the Hood
Despite well-established Pasifika communities in Australia, there has been no examination of the English spoken by members of these communities in the sociolinguistic literature. Yet, research shows that Pasifika English may exhibit key differences from local 'mainstream' varieties. In this paper, we present a case study of members of a drill rap group with Pasifika heritage to examine whether Pasifika English features are evident in their speech…
Influence of pitch and speaker gender on perception of creaky voice
Creaky voice is a non-modal voice quality generally described as sounding pulse-like and low in pitch. While empirical studies have produced mixed results when it comes to creak prevalence by speaker gender, creaky voice is stereotypically associated with women’s speech. Past research has investigated whether listeners are facilitated in their identification of creaky voice through the degree of pitch differences between modal and creaky voice or…
Phonological and Lexical Conditioning of TRAP Vowel Duration in Australian English
The trap vowel /æ/ is known to display a complex variable duration in many English dialects, but this phenomenon is understudied in Australian English. Previous analyses suggest that trap duration is sensitive to the effects of following phonetic environments in complex ways, but that a lexically specific effect may also operate in determining duration. This study aims to investigate phonetic and lexical effects through an acoustic analysis of tr…
Changing taboos in Australian English
Second Dialect Acquisition
When people move to a new location, the way they speak often changes to become more similar to the variety spoken in the area. Rates of second dialect acquisition (SDA) have been shown to be affected by a number of factors, including exposure and the relative prestige of the varieties involved. The current study investigates SDA in speakers of American and Australian English who have moved to Australia and the USA respectively. The participants c…
L2 speakers are more flexible than L1 speakers in second dialect acquisition
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: Second dialect acquisition is the process of acquiring features of a new dialect. This study directly compares the rates of second dialect acquisition in first (L1) and second (L2) language speakers in speech production and speech perception, and at different linguistic levels to establish the relative flexibility of the two groups. Design/Methodology/Approach: The participants completed a picture-n…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (13 obras) · Linguistics (12 obras) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (12 obras) · Psychology (12 obras) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 obras) · Australian English (5 obras) · Philosophy (5 obras) · American English (4 obras) · Art (4 obras) · History (4 obras)