Tse, Holman
(2019)
Linguistic dominance, use, and proficiency as factors in heritage language sound change.
In: Workshop on Sound Change 5, June 21, 2019, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA.
Abstract
Using vowel formant production data (in spontaneous speech) from Toronto Heritage Cantonese, this presentation addresses linguistic dominance, language use, and language proficiency as factors in the actuation of sound change in a heritage language setting. Results show second-generation speakers with lower Cantonese % Scores innovating a merger of the high round vowels /y/ and /u/ and a pre-nasal split in /ɛ/ (both English-influenced changes). Since all second-generation speakers examined are English-dominant, linguistic dominance alone cannot account for these results. Instead, language use and proficiency may be more influential factors in the actuation of sound change in a small language community.
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