Perceptual Style-Shifting Across Singing and Speech: Music Activates Pop Song English for NZ Listeners
Published online on August 26, 2025
Abstract
Language and Speech, Ahead of Print.
American singing accents are prevalent in popular music throughout the English-speaking world. Singing with an American-influenced phonological style is a supralocal norm, referred to here as Pop Song English (PSE). This article presents two perception ...
American singing accents are prevalent in popular music throughout the English-speaking world. Singing with an American-influenced phonological style is a supralocal norm, referred to here as Pop Song English (PSE). This article presents two perception ...