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A sociophonetic analysis of rhotic variation in Italian schoolchildren
This paper investigates the production of Italian rhotics in the speech of 75 schoolchildren (6-10 years old) in the area of Biella, in the North-West of Italy.
Martina Rossi, Lucia Sbacco
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Die /r/ in Afrikaans: Fonetiese en fonologiese eienskappe
The / r / in Afrikaans: Phonetic and phonological features. One of the most common consonants in Afrikaans is the rhotic /r/ phoneme. In Afrikaans this phoneme has at least five allophone realisations. Firstly, an overview of the /r/ phoneme in Afrikaans
Daniel P. Wissing, Wikus Pienaar
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Rhotics in Spanish as a foreign language: An intervention study with German–Turkish bilinguals
While German has one rhotic phoneme, the uvular fricative /ʁ/, which is vocalized to [ɐ] in syllable-final position, Spanish possesses two alveolar rhotics, the tap /ɾ/ and the trill /r/, which never undergo vocalization.
Christoph Gabriel +2 more
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What’s wrong with being a rhotic?
The class of rhotics is subject to extensive variation, and a reliable phonetic correlate has not been found. This variation is also why identifying a segment as a rhotic in an unknown language is not a trivial matter.
Alex Chabot
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Heritage Tagalog Phonology and a Variationist Framework of Language Contact
Heritage language variation and change provides an opportunity to examine the interplay of contact-induced and language-internal effects while extending the variationist framework beyond monolingual speakers and majority languages.
Pocholo Umbal, Naomi Nagy
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CONVERGÊNCIA DE PROCESSOS NO APAGAMENTO DE /R/ EM PORTUGUÊS E ESPANHOL [PDF]
Neste texto abordamos o apagamento de róticos em coda silábica, particularmente em fim de palavra, no português brasileiro e no espanhol que designamos como americano.
Luiz Carlos Schwindt +1 more
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The Ancient Greek Datives in ‐essi: Contact or Independent Innovations?1
Abstract The Ancient Greek datives in ‐essi have posed a longstanding challenge in Greek linguistics, with their traditional categorisation as ‘Aeolic’ but their widespread presence across Aeolic and non‐Aeolic regions. This article investigates the origin and diffusion of this trait, examining both the early Greek evidence (in particular the Lesbian ...
Marta Capano, Michele Bianconi
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Communicating about linguistics using lingcomm‐driven evidence: Lingthusiasm podcast as a case study
Abstract Communicating linguistics to broader audiences (lingcomm) can be achieved most effectively by drawing on insights from across the fields of linguistics, science communication (scicomm), pedagogy and psychology. In this article we provide an overview of work that examines lingcomm as a specific practice.
Lauren Gawne, Gretchen McCulloch
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The perception of English-accented polish – a pilot study [PDF]
•Does familiarity with a specific foreign language facilitate the recognition and identification of that accent in foreign-accented ...
Radomski Marek +1 more
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The highly variable nature of rhotics is behind their great potential as sociolinguistic variables. The advent of detailed sociophonetic studies has further increased the interest in exploring the many dimensions of r variation. The main focus of this chapter is on three processes involving rhotic variability.
Sebregts, Koen +2 more
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