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Acoustic Correlates of Stress Patterns in Phrases and Compounds in the Sub-varieties of Educated Nigerian English

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  • Oluwasegun Amoniyan

    (Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh, USA)

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Although scholarly attention has been drawn to the stress correlates of the sub-varieties of Educated Nigerian English (ENigE) without a conclusion on modes of determining stress patterns in the varieties, therefore, the current study provides insights into the stress correlates in the sub-variety. Two regional sub-varieties of ENigE, namely: Educated Yoruba English (EYE) and Educated Igbo English (EIE), are compared to describe the correlates of the stress of ENigE. Data were collected from twenty (20) university degree graduates (ten men and ten women). The participants have Igbo and Yoruba as their first languages (L1), satisfying Udofot’s 2004 classification for an educated variety of NigE. The participants read the prepared phrases and compounds to acoustic cues for stress placement in educated NigE. Acoustic signals such as pitch, intensity and duration are employed. The thresholds of significant difference are set at p

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  • Oluwasegun Amoniyan, 2023. "Acoustic Correlates of Stress Patterns in Phrases and Compounds in the Sub-varieties of Educated Nigerian English," International Journal of Linguistics Studies, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development 3 Dryden Avenue W7 1ES, Hanwell, London, UK Registered in England & Wales No. 13110099, vol. 3(2), pages 06-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijlss0:v:3:y:2023:i:2:id:5083
    DOI: 10.32996/ijls.2023.3.2.2
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