Local identity and sound change in Glasgow

Project title: Local identity and sound change in Glasgow
Project leader: Natalie Braber
Funded by: The School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures (The University of Manchester)

Description: This project looks at identity and language in Glasgow. This pilot study has led to some interesting results with regards to language change and identity regarding the link between a strong sense of local identity and the usage of particular linguistic variables. This work has been presented at several conferences and has resulted in the publication of journal articles.

• Natalie Braber (2009) 'I'm not a fanatic Scot, but I love Glasgow.' Concepts of local and national identity in Glasgow. Identity Nine (Four), 307-322
• Natalie Braber and Zoe Butterfint (2008) 'Local identity and sound change in Glasgow.' Leeds Working Papers 13, 22-43
• Natalie Braber and Zoe Butterfint (2010) 'The effect of migration on local identity and sound change: the case of Glaswegian.' In J. Partridge (Ed.) Interfaces in language. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars, 207-238

Conference papers related to this project 

• 2008: Sociolinguistics Symposium 17, Amsterdam. Performing Glaswegian identity/identities?
• 2007: 
  • The Second International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English, Toulouse. 
  • The effect of migration on Glaswegian accents
  • UK Language Variation and Change Conference Six, Lancaster. What the /l/ is happening in Glasgow!
  • The second Northern Englishes Workshop, Edinburgh. Is class still a relevant factor in Glaswegian English?
  • Interfaces in Language, Canterbury. What's happening to Glaswegian English?
• 2006: Sociolinguistics Symposium 16, Limerick. Language Change in Glasgow; BAAL/IRAAL 2006: From Applied Linguistics to Linguistics Applied: Issues, Practices, Trends, Cork. The link between regional accent and local identity: A case study.
• 2005: The First International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English, Edinburgh. Language and Identity in Contemporary Glasgow.