Table of contents
Introduction: Sociophonetic perspectives on language variation 1
Chiara Celata and Silvia Calamai
Part I. Variation and sociolinguistics
chapter 1
The sociophonetic orientation of the language learner 17
William Labov
chapter 2
French liaison and the lexical repository 31
Bernard Laks, Basilio Calderone and Chiara Celata
Part II. Sources and functions of sociophonetic variation
chapter 3
Derhoticisation in Scottish English: A sociophonetic journey 59
Jane Stuart-Smith, Eleanor Lawson and James M. Scobbie
chapter 4
Where and what is (t,d)? A case study in taking a step back
in order to advance sociophonetics 97
Rosalind A. M. Temple
chapter 5
New parameters for the sociophonetic indexes:
Evidence from the Tuscan varieties of Italian 137
Giovanna Marotta
chapter 6
Sound archives and linguistic variation:
The case of the Phlegraean diphtongs 169
Rosanna Sornicola and Silvia Calamai