On the segmental phonology of a South Welsh accent of English

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ID2110146
AuthorsJohn Connolly (0000-0002-8242-0070, Leicester College, corresponding author), John H Connolly
Year1981
Volume11
Issue2
Pages51-61
Publication date1981-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the International Phonetic Association (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0025-1003 • E-ISSN: 1475-3502
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0025100300002267
OpenAlexW2005130571
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited5

In their book on British English accents and dialects, Hughes & Trudgill (1979: 51-3) include a brief study of the South Wales variety of English, based on the speech of informants from Neath and Pontypridd. Although in the main their description rings true, it does leave some gaps and contain some inaccuracies, sufficient to prompt me to offer the following, somewhat fuller notes on the South Welsh pronunciation of English, with particular reference to the speech of my native West Glamorgan (WG). My comments relate primarily to the Port Talbot variety of WG, but since this variety is similar in most respects to those found in nearby Neath and Swansea and their surrounding areas, my remarks may, for the most part, be taken as applying to WG speech in general. The accents found in the adjoining south-western part of the county of Mid Glamorgan, in towns such as Maesteg or Porthcawl, are also similar to the Port Talbot variety, and thus share most of the characteristics attributed here to WG speech

British English · Linguistics · Phonology · Pronunciation · Stress (linguistics · Variety (cybernetics · Welsh · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy

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