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On the segmental phonology of a South Welsh accent of English

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

John H. Connolly
John H. Connolly
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(Leicester Polytechnic)
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In their book on British English accents and dialects, Hughes & Trudgill (1979: 51–3) include a brief study of the South Wales variety of English, based on the speech of informants from Neath and Pontypridd. Although in the main their description rings true, it does leave some gaps and contain some inaccuracies, sufficient to prompt me to offer the following, somewhat fuller notes on the South Welsh pronunciation of English, with particular reference to the speech of my native West Glamorgan (WG). My comments relate primarily to the Port Talbot variety of WG, but since this variety is similar in most respects to those found in nearby Neath and Swansea and their surrounding areas, my remarks may, for the most part, be taken as applying to WG speech in general. The accents found in the adjoining south-western part of the county of Mid Glamorgan, in towns such as Maesteg or Porthcawl, are also similar to the Port Talbot variety, and thus share most of the characteristics attributed here to WG speech.

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Research Article
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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , December 1981 , pp. 51 - 61
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1981

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