The perception of gonna and gotta – a study of emancipation in progress
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2012/05/0020/000226Keywords:
word perception, language change, modality, EnglishAbstract
This paper presents an experiment investigating the perceptual differences between full and contracted semi-modals in English—specifically, the distinction between going to vs. gonna and (have) got to vs. gotta. This listen-and-repeat experiment is informed by the findings of a corpus study tracking the use of these forms in American English (AmE). It ultimately aims to integrate the social/variational and cognitive dimensions of this phenomenon.
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