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Glottalization and Gemination In an English Urban Dialect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Graham Shorrocks
Graham Shorrocks*
Affiliation:
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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The following is an account of glottalization and gemination in the traditional vernacular of the Greater Bolton area. Bolton is a town situated 12 miles north-west of Manchester in northwestern England. The Greater Bolton area consists of the county borough of Bolton, Farnworth municipal borough, and the urban districts of Horwich, Turton, Little Lever and Kearsley. Its population is approximately 230,000.

From a consideration of various historical, industrial, economic, social and administrative factors, the Greater Bolton area can be shown to be a relatively homogeneous cultural unit within the urban field of influence of Bolton. This cultural homogeneity is reflected in the speech of the area, which is also relatively homogeneous in character, and distinctive when compared to the speech of other parts of Greater Manchester County, South Lancashire and Merseyside (cf. Shorrocks 1980:1–27).

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 59 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1988

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