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  1. Acoustic, perceptual and social analyses of speech convergence of black and white people in Nigeria

    Acoustic, perceptual and social analyses of speech convergence of black and white people in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Joy Oluchi Uguru --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nkechi Mgbodichinma Ukaegbu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria
    This study assesses speech convergence between white American English (AE) speakers and black Nigerian English (NE) speakers. Most studies base convergence on speech shadowing, but this study investigates convergence in real-life conversations. Eighty utterances were analysed with PRAAT. The utterances...
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