2. Phonetics Gordon P. Hemsley LCD 110 Fall 2010

3. Background Information Speaker: Anna Age: 52 Origin: New York, USA Heritage: Italian-American Language History: English, native

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5. Definitions Elision – the omission of one or more sounds in a word or phrase Rhoticity – Presence or absence of an R sound Devoicing – Sound change from voiced to voiceless

6. Non-rhotic accents Very common in England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean Common among whites living in certain areas of the United States (red) AAVE is largely non- rhotic Source: Labov, Ash, and Boberg (2006)

7. ElisionFull Non-rhoticity and Devoicing

8. Full Elision Non-rhoticity and glottal stop

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