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DESCRIPTION:Longitudinal phonetic and phonological dynamics on\nreality tel
 evision\nMorgan Sonderegger (University of Chicago)\nThere has been much r
 ecent interest in to what extent an\nindividual's phonetics and phonology 
 changes over time\, from\ntwo perspectives.  In short-term laboratory sett
 ings\,\naspects of one's speech shift in response to the speech of\nothers
 \; such 'convergence' effects are mediated by social and\nlinguistic facto
 rs\, and are well-attested (Goldinger\, 1997\;\nPardo\, 2006\; Nielsen\, 2
 008\; Babel\, 2009).  It has been\nhypothesized that an accumulation of su
 ch shifts over time is\nan important source of accent change in individual
 s and sound\nchange in communities (Pardo\, 2006\; Delvaux & Soquet\,\n200
 7).  However\, studies where phonetic or\nphonological variables are remea
 sured for individuals at times\nyears apart have found huge variability: t
 here is often no\nevidence for any change for a majority of individuals\, 
 while a\nminority change significantly (Harrington\, 2006\; Evans &\nIvers
 on\, 2007\; Sankoff & Blondeau\, 2007\; Siegel\, 2010).\n What is the link
  between the different patterns seen in\nshort-term convergence and long-t
 erm dynamics?\nWe address this question by investigating 'medium term' pho
 netic\nand phonological variation in a British reality television\nshow wh
 ere speakers live in an isolated house for three\nmonths\, subject to cons
 tant recording.  The house is a\nsocially and linguistically closed system
 \, making it possible\nto trace the dynamics of phonetic and phonological 
 variables\nin contestants' speech\, and to test hypotheses about their\nso
 urces.  We consider three variables -- two phonetic (VOT\,\nvowel formants
 ) and one phonological (t/d deletion) -- in 8 hours\nof speech from 12 spe
 akers. We analyze each variable's\ndynamics over the course of the season 
 after controlling for\nlinguistic factors.  Different speakers show extrem
 ely\ndifferent dynamics for particular variables: some do not\nchange at a
 ll over time\, some show significant\nshort-term fluctuations without long
 -term trends\, and some\nshow long-term trends. The most common pattern is
  for a\nspeaker's use of a variable to fluctuate between recording\nsessio
 ns on different days\, in part due to shifts in the topic\nof conversation
 .  There are also some possible effects of\nsocial interaction on observed
  dynamics.  Our\nfindings suggest that short-term shifts in individuals' s
 peech\n(days) are common\, but only accumulate into longer-term change\nfo
 r some speakers.\n
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SUMMARY:91ºÚÁÏÍø Linguistics Phonology Job Talk - Morgan Sonderegger (Univers
 ity of Chicago)
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 alk-morgan-sonderegger-university-chicago-213724
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