Callum Martyn Wright | University of Salford (original) (raw)
A final year undergraduate having recently changed courses within the same school from Linguistics and French to Linguistics.
I'm looking forward to starting my dissertation - Queer Linguistics: Perceptions and Practices - in the coming academic year, and further study in my primary areas of interest, the LGBT community and their linguistic sphere.
I recently assisted at the first Discourse, Pragmatics, Variation and Change (DiPVaC) Conference, which has only augmented my decision to further pursue a life of academia.
I welcome any feedback on my uploaded papers, through my e-mail available on both my information page and CV.
Supervisors: Dr. Petros Karatsareas
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This study aims to address the view that sexuality can be identified through linguistic features.... more This study aims to address the view that sexuality can be identified through linguistic features. By removing visual evidence and solely providing audio data, listeners are asked to rate self-identified heterosexual and homosexual males on a range of various personality traits, across four different genres. This study highlights that people are unable to identify sexuality correctly based upon audio input alone, yet that stereotypical links are still evident within perceptions of the sexuality spectrum. Further investigation is required in order to establish if the same results can be seen within other members of the LGBTIQ community.
This study compared the duration of sibilants of homosexual men originating from South-East Engla... more This study compared the duration of sibilants of homosexual men originating from South-East England, of different ages; following previous studies of the 'gay lisp'. Using 10 self-identified gay informants aged 16 and above, the duration of 550 word-final alveolar fricatives /s/ and /z/ were measured. Breakdown of the results into four and then two groups relating to age showed no significant difference of word-final sibilant duration between any of the groups. This study also introduces a new methodology for data collection, and the ethics surrounding it. Further investigation is required as to whether or not the lisp is found within the United Kingdom through comparison of heterosexual speakers.
This study aims to address the view that sexuality can be identified through linguistic features.... more This study aims to address the view that sexuality can be identified through linguistic features. By removing visual evidence and solely providing audio data, listeners are asked to rate self-identified heterosexual and homosexual males on a range of various personality traits, across four different genres. This study highlights that people are unable to identify sexuality correctly based upon audio input alone, yet that stereotypical links are still evident within perceptions of the sexuality spectrum. Further investigation is required in order to establish if the same results can be seen within other members of the LGBTIQ community.
This study compared the duration of sibilants of homosexual men originating from South-East Engla... more This study compared the duration of sibilants of homosexual men originating from South-East England, of different ages; following previous studies of the 'gay lisp'. Using 10 self-identified gay informants aged 16 and above, the duration of 550 word-final alveolar fricatives /s/ and /z/ were measured. Breakdown of the results into four and then two groups relating to age showed no significant difference of word-final sibilant duration between any of the groups. This study also introduces a new methodology for data collection, and the ethics surrounding it. Further investigation is required as to whether or not the lisp is found within the United Kingdom through comparison of heterosexual speakers.