Post-educator relaxation in the U-shaped curve: Evidence from a panel study of Tyneside (ing)

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Language Variation and Change Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1017/s0954394523000194

James Grama, Johanna Mechler, Lea Bauernfeind, Mirjam E. Eiswirth, Isabelle Buchstaller

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Abstract Age-grading—a cornerstone of sociolinguistic theorizing—is hypothesized to follow a U-shaped pattern. Vernacular forms peak in adolescence, abate in middle age, and increase again in retirement, forming a vernacular tail. A complete understanding of age-grading has been hampered by a lack of empirical evidence across the entire adult trajectory and a relatively narrow understanding of speakers’ motivations to change. This paper presents data from a dynamic panel dataset of Tyneside English speakers, covering successive cohorts over the entire adult lifespan. An analysis of (ing) reveals that the U-shaped curve is occupationally niched; only professional educators demonstrate clear retrenchment followed by a tail. Drawing on educational policy research, we argue this effect is largely driven by institutional (and heavily policed) expectations of UK educational policies. We are the first to demonstrate the occupationally niched nature of the U-shaped curve and provide quantitative evidence of the effect of educational policy on linguistic production.

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u形曲线中的教育后放松:来自泰恩赛德小组研究的证据

摘要年龄分级是社会语言学理论的基石，它被假设遵循u型模式。白话在青少年时期达到顶峰，中年时期减弱，退休后又增加，形成白话尾巴。由于缺乏贯穿整个成人轨迹的经验证据，以及对说话人改变动机的相对狭隘的理解，对年龄分级的全面理解受到了阻碍。本文介绍了来自泰恩赛德英语使用者动态面板数据集的数据，涵盖了整个成年生命周期的连续队列。对(ing)的分析表明，u型曲线存在职业壁龛;只有专业的教育工作者才会表现出明显的紧缩。根据教育政策研究，我们认为这种影响在很大程度上是由英国教育政策的制度(和严格监管)预期驱动的。我们首先证明了u形曲线的职业利基性质，并提供了教育政策对语言产生影响的定量证据。

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期刊介绍： Language Variation and Change is the only journal dedicated exclusively to the study of linguistic variation and the capacity to deal with systematic and inherent variation in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. Sociolinguistics involves analysing the interaction of language, culture and society; the more specific study of variation is concerned with the impact of this interaction on the structures and processes of traditional linguistics. Language Variation and Change concentrates on the details of linguistic structure in actual speech production and processing (or writing), including contemporary or historical sources.