This study investigates the association between speakers' personal attributes, such as political stance or military experience, and their variable pronunciations of Iraq/Iran, as elicited through a rapid anonymous survey. For both target items, speakers' choice of variant appears to be associated not with political affiliation but with two other factors: ability to speak a second language and military service. English speakers who report being able to speak a foreign language are more likely to employ a variant more aligned with the source language, [irɑ:k]/[irɑ:n], while those with a record of military service tend toward the Americanized variants, [ajræk]/ [ajræn]. These results suggest that while specific variants might index political attitude in contexts where the construction of a particular political identity is desirable, in the absence of such a context, speakers' choice of variant is governed primarily by experiential factors.
#linguistics #pronunciation #Iraq #Iran #Americans
♲ Laurel Stvan - 2025-06-21 02:44:58 GMT
Some of my colleagues wrote a paper on this pronunciation variation with Iraq :read.dukeupress.edu/american-s…
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Grumblesock
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in reply to Grumblesock • • •I can do that dance. lol
Good Morning my fren.
I am awake and ready for the battle of the last day of food preparation.
Grumblesock
in reply to DMA 💥 🎀 • • •I can... attempt that dance. I'd probably (rightly) be arrested and charged for said crime though.
How much more food prep is needed? I've a vision of you slaving away in an overly hot kitchen. I'll hope that isn't the way of it, hon.
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in reply to DMA 💥 🎀 • • •Maybe just suggest something you know he likes and have all the ingredients for. I must admit I hate it when people ask what i want, I've been living alone long enough that I just go make stuff that I'm hungry for.
I'd make a terrible wife
DMA 💥 🎀
in reply to Grumblesock • • •I spoil him. Even his sisters tell him that.
I can‘t repeat their language or insults they tell their ex husbands. But can tell you why no husband.
My mother’s in laws dying wish was for me to take care of him. I agreed. I married the favorite. Plus I have the blessing of his parents both. So that is that.
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