Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "perception"
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The embedded indexical value of /s/-fronting in Afrikaans and South African English
(De Gruyter, 2017)This paper examines the indexical value of /s/-fronting in White Afrikaans and in White South African English (WSAfE). Prior research on this feature has shown that fronted articulations of /s/ in WSAfE serve as a regional ... -
The status of tone in Sesotho: a production and perception study
(Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2017)Sesotho is generally described as a tonal language. This paper describes an investigation into the ability of a group of young speakers of Sesotho to perceive and produce tonal distinctions in Sesotho. In particular, it ...