Consonant Cluster Reduction Observed in the Anglophone Community of Japan

Authors

  • Keiko Hirano University of Kitakyushu

Abstract

This paper investigates the consequences of frequent interaction with non-native
English speakers on the English usage of native English speakers living in Japan.
Isolation from native speakers of English and frequent contact with non-native
speakers, including Japanese people, may result in a change of linguistic environment for the native speakers of English. This change is likely to influence their way of speaking English while they are in Japan.

Author Biography

Keiko Hirano, University of Kitakyushu

Keiko Hirano received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Essex, and is currently Professor at the Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Studies, University of Kitakyushu (Japan). Her research focuses on dialect contact, variation and change in the English language.

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Published

2007-09-26

How to Cite

Hirano, K. (2007). Consonant Cluster Reduction Observed in the Anglophone Community of Japan. Linguistica Atlantica, 27, 46–50. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22618

Issue

Vol. 27/28 (2006/07)

Section

Articles