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Kevin Watson on Language – Sociophonetics

Pronunciation and Social Class

Kevin Watson introduces sociophonetics

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Why Study Phonology?

What is Sociophonetics?

New Theories about Language and the Brain

Introducing Phonology and Morphology

3 Ways of Pronouncing Cat: the Internal Structure of Sounds

Put and Putt - Northern and Southern Pronunciation

Levelling, Convergence and Divergence

Pronunciation and Social Class

Attitudes to Accent

Beyond Regional

Style-shifting & How to Investigate it

Research Methods for Investigating Pronunciation

What is a Corpus & How Can You Use It?

Accent Variation Over Time