Erik R Thomas

Works (32)

Updated: March 5th, 2025 05:01

2024 article

Consonantal sound change in American English: An analysis of<i> clustered</i><i> sibilants</i>

Thomas, E. R. (2024, October 2). ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistics and Cultural Studies
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 14, 2024

2024 article

Exploring the anatomy of articulation rate in spontaneous English speech: relationships between utterance length effects and social factors

INTERSPEECH 2024, pp. 467–471.

By: J. Tanner, M. Sonderegger, J. Stuart-Smith, T. Kendall*, J. Mielke*, R. Dodsworth*, E. Thomas*

author keywords: speech rate; corpus phonetics; speech timing
topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research
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10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 3, 2025

2023 article

Acoustic correlates of aspirated consonants in Maranao

Lobel, J. W., Thomas, E. R., Mielke, J., & Riwarung, L. H. (2023, March). JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Vol. 153.

By: J. Lobel*, E. Thomas n, J. Mielke n & L. Riwarung*

topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 5, 2023

2022 journal article

African American English speaking 2nd graders, verbal-s, and educational achievement: Event related potential and math study findings

PLOS ONE, 17(10).

By: J. Terry*, E. Thomas n, S. Jackson* & M. Hirotani*

MeSH headings : Humans; Child; Black or African American; Coffee; Linguistics; Evoked Potentials; Educational Status
topics (OpenAlex): Reading and Literacy Development; Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills; Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 6, 2023

2021 journal article

Three Puzzles for Phonological Theory in Philippine Minority Languages

OCEANIC LINGUISTICS, 60(2), 474–484.

By: J. Lobel, R. Blust & E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Philippine History and Culture; Phonetics and Phonology Research
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 18, 2022

2020 article

Labov: A guide for the perplexed

Thomas, E. R. (2020, September). LANGUAGE, Vol. 96, pp. 723–726.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Historical Linguistics and Language Studies; Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 4, 2021

2020 journal article

Sociophonetic trends in studies of Southern US English

JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 147(1), 529–540.

By: E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Speech Recognition and Synthesis
TL;DR: Significant developments in phonetic phenomena are outlined here, including advancements in segmental, prosodic, and perceptual analyses. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 16, 2020

2019 book

Mexican American English: substrate influence and the birth of an ethnolect

Erik Thomas

Ed(s): E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
Source: Crossref
Added: February 5, 2022

2017 journal article

Analysis of the ex-slave recordings

Listening to the Past: Audio Records of Accents of English, 350–374.

By: E. Thomas

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

The articulatory dynamics of pre-velar and pre-nasal /ae/-raising in English: An ultrasound study

JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 142(1), 332–349.

By: J. Mielke n, C. Carignan n & E. Thomas n

Contributors: J. Mielke n, C. Carignan n & E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Speech Recognition and Synthesis
TL;DR: To explore the articulatory basis of /æ/-raising across North American English dialects, acoustic and articulatory data were collected from a regionally diverse group of 24 English speakers from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Sociophonetics of Consonantal Variation

ANNUAL REVIEW OF LINGUISTICS, VOL 2, Vol. 2, pp. 95–113.

By: E. Thomas n

author keywords: acoustic analysis; VOT; rhotic; lateral; stop; voicing
topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Multilingual Education and Policy
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

The Atlas of North American English and its impacts on approaches to dialect geography

JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS, 20(4), 489–497.

By: E. Thomas n

author keywords: Labov; sound change; vowel shifts; dialect geography; regional variation; dialectology
topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 review

Sociolinguistic variables and cognition

[Review of ]. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COGNITIVE SCIENCE, 2(6), 701–716.

By: E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
TL;DR: Variation in fine-grained phonetic cues shows that cognitive organization applies to linguistic forms not otherwise known to be under speakers' control, and a model is presented for how sociolinguistic knowledge can be viewed in relation to other parts of language with regard to cognitive and neural representations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THE DURABILITY OF THE NORTHERN-MIDLAND DIALECT BOUNDARY IN OHIO

AMERICAN SPEECH, 85(4), 375–430.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

African American English speakers and their participation in local sound changes: A comparative study introduction

American Speech, 1–20.

By: E. Thomas & M. Yaeger-Dror

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Phonological and Phonetic Characteristics of African American Vernacular English

LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS COMPASS, 1(5).

By: E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Multilingual Education and Policy
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Prosodic rhythm and African American English

English World-Wide, 27(3), 331–355.

By: E. Thomas n & P. Carter*

topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Delimiting perceptual cues used for the ethnic labeling of African American and European American voices

JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS, 8(1), 54–87.

By: E. Thomas n & J. Reaser n

author keywords: perception; ethnic labeling; African American; identification
topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Speech Recognition and Synthesis
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 article

Secrets revealed by Southern vowel shifting

AMERICAN SPEECH, Vol. 78, pp. 150–170.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Lexicography and Language Studies
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Added: August 6, 2018

2002 chapter

A Brief history of Johnstown, Ohio

In Mary E. Babcock Foundation (Comp.), A pictorial history of Johnstown, Ohio (pp. 5–6). Columbus, OH: Spahr & Glenn.

By: E. Thomas

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 chapter

Instrumental phonetics

In P. T. J. K. Chambers & N. Schilling-Estes (Eds.), The handbook of language variation and change (pp. 168–200).

By: E. Thomas*

Ed(s): P. J. K. Chambers & N. Schilling-Estes

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 review

Sociophonetic applications of speech perception experiments

[Review of ]. AMERICAN SPEECH, 77(2), 115–147.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 book

The development of African American English

Oxford, UK; Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.

By: E. Thomas & W. Wolfram

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 article

American pronunciation

AMERICAN SPEECH, Vol. 76, pp. 198–204.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies; Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 book

An acoustic analysis of vowel variation in New World English

Durham, NC: Published by Duke University Press for the American Dialect Society.

By: E. Thomas

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Applying phonetic methods to language variation

AMERICAN SPEECH, 75(4), 368–370.

By: E. Thomas*

topics (OpenAlex): Lexicography and Language Studies; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 report

Reevaluating and refining peripherality

In ERIC Document Reproduction Service Report ED452711, 2000.

By: E. Thomas

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Spectral differences in vertical bar ai vertical bar offsets conditioned by voicing of the following consonant

JOURNAL OF PHONETICS, 28(1), 1–25.

By: E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Phonetics and Phonology Research; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Speech Recognition and Synthesis
TL;DR: The cross-dialectal discrepancies show that the spectral difference is part of a speaker's grammar, even though it is not contrastive, in the speech of the central Ohioans. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

The regional context of earlier African American speech: Evidence for reconstructing the development of AAVE

LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY, 29(3), 315–355.

By: W. Wolfram n, E. Thomas n & E. Green n

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Multilingual Education and Policy
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Parallels between vowel subsystems of African American vernacular English and Caribbean Anglophone creoles

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES, 13(2), 267–296.

By: E. Thomas* & G. Bailey

author keywords: African American Vernacular English; vowel variation; creole hypothesis; Anglicist hypothesis; African substrate; Caribbean creoles; linguistic atlas; Southern American English
topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Multilingual Education and Policy; Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
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Added: August 6, 2018

1998 chapter

Some aspects of African-American vernacular English phonology

In J. R. S. S. Mufwene, J. Baugh, & G. Bailey (Eds.), African American English (pp. 85–109). London: Routledge.

By: E. Thomas & G. Bailey

Ed(s): J. S. S. Mufwene, . J. Baugh & G. Bailey

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

A rural/metropolitan split in the speech of Texas Anglos

Language Variation and Change, 9(1997), 309–332.

By: E. Thomas n

topics (OpenAlex): Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Phonetics and Phonology Research; Multilingual Education and Policy
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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