Fimone, Wilfred (2020) Onset glottal stop deletion in Suva Rotuman. Asia-Pacific Language Variation, 6 (2). pp. 196-221. ISSN 2215-1354
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This paper studies onset glottal stop deletion in the speech of Suva Rotumans, Fiji. The speech of 18 speakers was analysed and seven factors were tested to identify their prediction on glottal stop deletion. The linguistic factors tested were preceding sound segment, grammatical class, syllable stress, and style, while the social factors were age, gender, and denominational affiliation. Results reveal a change in progress, but towards glottal stop retention. Younger Rotumans and older Rotuman women are deleting glottal stops less compared to middle-aged women and older men. The low incidence of deletion by younger speakers is most probably due to identity, language education in Rotuman, and their increased awareness of their role in preserving the language. Additionally, older women are deleting glottal stops less, which could be attributed to contact, identity, and their consciousness of the standard.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Language, Arts and Media |
| Depositing User: | Wilfred Fimone |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2021 01:45 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jan 2021 01:45 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/12519 |
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