Southern African Englishes

Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M.

doi:10.1002/9781119147282.ch9

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“…This suggestion is supported by previous research that has identified Bantu influences on spoken Black South African English (see e.g. Kamwangamalu 2020;Louw & de Wet 2007;Makalela 2013). According to the 2011 census, the most commonly spoken indigenous languages are Oshiwambo, Khoekhoegowab, Kavango, and Otjiherero (Namibia Statistics Agency 2013).…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Our results suggest that although Khoe and Bantu language influences and variety specific features have been found in Namibian English vowels (Buschfeld & Kautzsch 2014;Schröder et al 2021) as well as South African English (e.g. Kamwangamalu 2020;Louw & de Wet 2007;Makalela 2013), the voicing contrasts of word-initial stop consonants in Namibian English seem to follow the common production patterns of English. These results can be used in the future to develop phonetic English training materials for L1 Khoekhoegowab speakers in Namibian schools.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…However, compared to other varieties of English, the descriptions on the phonetic characteristics of Namibian English are still relatively limited and literature often focuses on South African Englishes or English spoken by L1 Bantu speakers in general (e.g. Kamwangamalu 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The production of voicing in Namibian English stops by speakers of Khoekhoegowab

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This study examines whether Namibian English spoken by L1 Khoekhoegowab speakers has word-initial stop voicing contrasts, and how they might be realized in freely produced speech. The data consists of English interviews collected from nine speakers of Namibian English. For analysis, a total of 365 words beginning with a stop-vowel sequence were extracted from the interviews, and analyzed for voice onset time (VOT). To examine the realization of voicing, the extracted words are divided into voiced and voiceless categories based on their phonological voicing in other varieties of English and their VOTs are compared statistically. The VOTs of voiceless stops are significantly longer than those of voiced stops. The results suggest a short-lag vs. aspiration contrast in word-initial stops in Namibian English and provide new information about the phonetic features of Namibian English consonants.

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confidence: 61%