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Show The Daily Utah Chrenkle, Mandiy, September Page Six JO, 18S U. linguist studies differences between male, female speech or heard Chaucer, then you know what I mean," said by Connie Watts StafT writer After months of not hearing "fer sure or "totally" most students realize that Valley Girl speech has for the -god. most part become a dead language. Thank o-cool who what's know ya But now when you want to gonna call? Linguistbusters! The University of Utah's own linguistbuster, Marianna Di Paolo recently began a new study to determine changes that are taking place in the English language. mi Through her study, the Intermountain Language AT SYMPHONY HALL Joseph Silverstein, Music Director October Concerts Clip & Save Concerts & Cake Friday, October 4, U a.m. 8 Same prorramartiiti p.m. concerti Tickets: $5, including retreihaenti u Survey seeks to show the difference between men and women in vocabulary, pronunciation, phrases, inflection and pitch. "My overall aim is to see what kind of language change is going on in the Intermountain region and how it may predict w hat is happening to American usage in general," says Di Paolo. The survey will be conducted through a series of interviews in Salt Lake City schools. Interviews will include what Di Paolo calls a three generation study, questioning teens, their parents, and finally their grandparents. Ten teenagers per school will be interviewed, followed by 20 parents and 20 grandparents. In all, approximately 200 interviews will be done. While doing the study, Di Paolo said she will place a primary emphasis on vowels, because vowels are where changes in language most often occur. "If you've ever read PwTIlI 5 Masic from the Romantic Era Friday & Saturday October 4 k 5, 8 p.m. interviews with different socioeconomic and ethnic groups, including looking at differences in Mormon and speech. She said these studies will take place after building a interviews. Also, ground level with the Di Paolo said acceptance, cooperation and funding for the second set of studies must be considered. In the past, she said linguists predicted mass media would have a profound affect on language. It was thought that TV would even homogenize American speech. But Di Paolo said language in the United States is not becoming homogenous. The media, she said, mostly affected how quickly Americans accept and give out information. "Clearly teenage slang spreads much more rapidly today than it did in 1910," she said. Di Paolo's study will also be used in comparison with other states across the United States, particularly western Texas. "Things in western Texas and Utah seem to be similar." Di Paolo said. Di Paolo said she feels "a study of this kind needs to be done; lots of questions can be answered." The study should be completed sometime next year. She experts to have the interviews finished by the start of the next school year. 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