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  • Sociolinguistics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Variationist sociolinguistics and cognitive science study language variability.
  • Cognitive research shows repeated linguistic forms persist in working memory, increasing reuse.
  • Priming research has connected with grammar but less with accent variation and change.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of priming in socially conditioned sound change.
  • To investigate how phonetic form repetition interacts with sociolinguistic predictors.
  • To bridge cognitive science and sociolinguistics for a deeper understanding of language change.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of naturally occurring speech.
  • Examination of phonetic variants and their voicing.
  • Correlation of phonetic repetition with sociolinguistic variation predictors.

Main Results:

  • Phonetic variants with identical voicing tend to cluster in speech.
  • Repetition of phonetic form is shown to interact with established sociolinguistic variation predictors.
  • Evidence suggests priming plays a role in accent variation and change.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating cognitive science enhances sociolinguistic understanding of sound change.
  • Sociolinguistic insights reveal that priming effects can vary across speakers.
  • This synergy benefits both fields in understanding language dynamics.