The short-a system of New York City English: an update
K Becker, AW Wong - 2010 - repository.upenn.edu
This paper reports on the current status of the short-a system in New York City English
(NYCE), traditionally characterized as a phonemic split conditioned by the following
phonological environment and a complex set of additional constraints (Labov 2007, Labov,
Ash, and Boberg 2006). We provide apparent-time evidence from twelve white native New
Yorkers of three age groups that the complex short-a split is changing over time, such that
the system is losing its complex conditioning among our young white speakers. These …
(NYCE), traditionally characterized as a phonemic split conditioned by the following
phonological environment and a complex set of additional constraints (Labov 2007, Labov,
Ash, and Boberg 2006). We provide apparent-time evidence from twelve white native New
Yorkers of three age groups that the complex short-a split is changing over time, such that
the system is losing its complex conditioning among our young white speakers. These …
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