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Dialect and authography: some differences between American and British spellers.

R Treiman1, C Barry

  • 1Psychology Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. rtreiman@sun.science.wayne.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|February 24, 2001
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American and British students make distinct spelling errors due to dialectal differences in rhoticity. Phonological influences remain significant for adult spelling, impacting word accuracy.

Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Sociolinguistics

Background:

  • Dialectal variations in pronunciation, specifically rhoticity, can influence spelling patterns.
  • Understanding these variations is crucial for analyzing language acquisition and use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if American (rhotic) and British (non-rhotic) university students exhibit different spelling error patterns.
  • To determine the ongoing role of phonology in adult spelling.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted comparing spelling errors of American and British university students.
  • Analysis focused on errors linked to dialectal pronunciation differences, particularly the presence or absence of /r/.

Main Results:

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  • British students made errors reflecting non-rhotic pronunciation (e.g., 'horde' as 'haud', 'polka' as 'polker').
  • American students made fewer such errors but exhibited other dialect-specific spelling mistakes.
  • Phonological influences were evident in the spelling errors of both groups.

Conclusions:

  • Dialectal differences in phonology directly correlate with specific types of spelling errors in university students.
  • Phonology remains an important factor in adult spelling, not entirely replaced by other strategies.