language change among young people

[Lise Menn]

yeah, but as Labov showed years ago, what people say and what they say
they say are often VERY different.

Lise Menn
Professor
Department of Linguistics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0295
303-492-1609

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Debbie James wrote:

> pervasive here in Australia amongst all ages. I hasten to add thtat many
> people dislike it and attest to the fact that they do not use it
>
> taiAt 10:30 PM 8/15/99 EDT, LloyAl at aol.com wrote:
> >Subj:   Re: language change among young people
> >Date:   8/15/99 9:28:31 PM EST
> >From:   LloyAl
> >To: santelmannl at pdx.edu
> >
> >I'm not sure my observation come under the heading of language change, but
> >here it is. I have  noticed quite often in recent years the use of what I
> >call a "declarative question". That is the use of a rising inflection at the
> >end of a statement that almost turns the statement into a question. The
> >listener usually responds as though a question has been asked. Has anyone
> >else observed this?
> >
> >
> >
> Debbie James
> Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology (Child language and speech)
> Department of Speech Pathology
> Flinders University
> GPO Box 2100
> Adelaide
> South Australia 5001
> Ph 61+412 804048
> email debbbie.james at flinders.edu.au
>
>