The acquisition of Bradford English dialect features by adult speakers of Pakistani heritage

• Main Author: Alghamdi, Nadih Abdullah S
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of St Andrews 2022
• Subjects: Adults; Bradford; Dialect acquisition; Dialects; English language; Great Britain; H-dropping; Immigration; L2 variation; Northern British English STRUT; Pakistanis; PE2084.B8A6; Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; T-glottalling

This thesis examines the multiple linguistic and social factors that condition dialect acquisition in second-language speakers of English living in Bradford, UK. More specifically, it provides a quantitative analysis of non-standard, regional features in a sample of 34 adult second-language speakers...