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Field Work in Utah English

Field Work in Utah English. English Language Society Meeting February 8, 2007. Utahisms!. What do these signs have in common?. Why is it important to do field work in a language like Utah English?. dialect prejudice dialect change dialect acquisition social factors that influence dialect

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Field Work in Utah English

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  1. Field Work in Utah English English Language Society Meeting February 8, 2007

  2. Utahisms! What do these signs have in common?

  3. Why is it important to do field work in a language like Utah English? • dialect prejudice • dialect change • dialect acquisition • social factors that influence dialect • speech pathology • computer language processing • heritage/ genealogy

  4. Why do field work in Utah English? From The Phonological Atlas of Northern America

  5. Why do field work in Utah English? Utah is also a great place to study dialect acquisition and social factors (like religion)

  6. How do you do field work in a language like English? Usually we need a lot of speakers, so . . . • interviews • phone calls • covert observations • public forums • door-to-door We decided on door-to-door—so the four of us got a map of Utah County and each took a different section

  7. The Utah English Project Team Diane, Wendy, Jared and Danny

  8. Some of the Questions from the Survey • In what building does a farmer keep his animals? • Name the days of the week • What is the term for a sweetened carbonated beverage? • If you had to say there’s a difference, what’s the difference between a bag and a sack? • What do you say when people say thank you to you?

  9. What were some of the challenges of doing field work in dialects of English? • Achievement of a random sample • Recording of the speakers • Confusion over some of the questions • Worry about keeping anonymity • Worry about saying the wrong thing • Anger of some of the groups (non-LDS participants) • Belief that they did not have a Utah “accent” • Suspicions about our work/danger to us

  10. Some more fun things we encountered • Overexcitement about helping us out • People’s feelings about Utah English • Coaching by husbands/wives

  11. NWAV and LSA 2005

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