Style in Sound Change: Chicago Adolescents’ Social Evaluations of the Northern Cities Shift
Journal of English Linguistics
Published online on May 06, 2026
Abstract
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Recent evidence from production studies and meta-linguistic commentary suggests that the Northern Cities Shift (NCS) is rising above the level of consciousness to become negatively evaluated, thus prompting its reversal in apparent time. This study probes ...
Recent evidence from production studies and meta-linguistic commentary suggests that the Northern Cities Shift (NCS) is rising above the level of consciousness to become negatively evaluated, thus prompting its reversal in apparent time. This study probes ...