Abstract
The discovery of TH-fronting, or the use of [f] for /th/ in words such as think and tooth, as a feature in the speech of working class Glaswegian adolescents provoked both academic and general interest when it was reported in 1998.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Power of Words |
Subtitle of host publication | Essays in Lexicography, Lexicology and Semantics: In Honour of Christian J. Kay |
Editors | Christian Kay, Graham Caie, Carole Hough, Irene Wotherspoon |
Pages | 171-183 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- TH-fronting
- Glaswegian
- adolescents and vernacular