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Thomas, Erik R., An acoustic analysis of vowel variation in New World English. (Publication of the American Dialect Society 85.) Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2001. Pp. ix, 230. Hb.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2002

Matthew J. Gordon
Matthew J. Gordon
Affiliation:
English, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, gordonmj@missouri.edu
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Abstract

Since the pioneering work of Labov, Yaeger & Steiner 1972, research in phonological variation has steadily grown more reliant on acoustic data – that is, on data resulting from instrumental measurements rather than from the auditory judgments of the researchers. This book from Erik Thomas demonstrates the fruitfulness (as well as some of the limitations) of this research trend.

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Language in Society , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 131 - 134
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Cambridge University Press

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