[Linganth] The Beatles and dialects

[Penny Eckert]

I'm not sure about the review, but this was no doubt part of what was
reviewed:

Trudgill, Peter. 1983. Acts of conflicting identity: the sociolinguistics
of British pop-song pronunciation. In Trudgill, P., On Dialect: Social and
Geographical Perspectives. Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 141-160.



On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, Adam Hodges wrote:

> I remember reading a brief summary about research that compared the accent
> used by the Beatles on their early albums to that on their later albums.  On
> the earlier albums, they used more American features, presumably to appeal
> to an American audience; and on their later albums, once they were
> well-established with the American audience, more British features appeared.
> I think I read about this in a recent Anthro News, but I can't locate it.
> If anybody has a citation or could point me to a paper on this topic, I'd
> appreciate it.
>
> Many thanks,
> Adam
>
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