Hasil Cek Similarity: The Use of Phonetically Reduced Modals in Present-day English: A Corpus-Based Analysis

Oktavianti, Ikmi Nur (2018) Hasil Cek Similarity: The Use of Phonetically Reduced Modals in Present-day English: A Corpus-Based Analysis. [Artikel Dosen]

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Abstract

This paper examines the usage frequency of phonetically reduced modals (i.e. gonna,
wanna, gotta) in Present-day English. It is assumed that in distinct sociolinguistic and
discourse contexts, the use of reduced modals is dynamic. To collect the data, there are five
corpora used in this study, Corpus of Contemporary American English and Global WebBased English as the representatives of Present-day English, Brown and LOB corpus as the
representative of earlier years of Present-day English, and A Representative Corpus of
Historical English to provide language data from Early Modern English to Present-day
English. The analysis focuses on usage frequency of phonetically reduced modals over
period of time, in different regions or countries, different medium of language use, and
different text categories. The frequencies were further interpreted based on sociolinguistics
and text category perspective to reveal the factors triggering the dynamic of use. The
results of this study show the use of reduced modals is dramatically escalating in the last
decades. According to regional observation, the use of reduced modals is more frequent in
the United States than in other English-speaking countries. In relation to medium of
language use, reduced modals are more commonly used in spoken language than in written
language. As for text category, the usage frequency of reduced modal in fiction texts is the
highest compared to academic texts and news texts. Academic texts seem to avoid these
linguistic units since this sort of text must obey the use of standard language in which
reduced forms are less standard and more colloquial. This phonetic reduction is plausible
to occur since language system and language use apply economy principle. The use of
phonetically reduced modals, however, varies in different context and is influenced by
colloquialization: the more colloquial the context, the more frequent the use of reduced
modals. In general, language use is phonetically simplified and sociolinguistically
colloquialized.
Keywords: phonetically reduced modals, corpus, sociolinguistics, discourse, economy

Item Type:	Artikel Dosen
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan) > S1-English Education (S1-Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
Depositing User:	Dr. Ikmi Nur Oktavianti
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2021 02:22
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2021 02:22
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/26957

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