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Acoustic analysis of the Syrian Arabic vowel system [PDF]
, 2015 This paper describes the vowel system of Syrian Arabic (SA) as spoken in Damascus. We examine the acoustic correlates of SA short/long vowel contrasts, and investigate the status of mid vowels in SA.
Alhussein Almbark, Rana, Hellmuth, Sam
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On the development of a new standard norm in Italian [PDF]
, 2017 This chapter provides an overview of the main topics concerning the restandardization process of Italian. We will first discuss some general issues related to the Italian sociolinguistic situation, paying special attention to the status of Italo-Romance ...
Cerruti, Massimo +2 more
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Robustness and Complexity in Italian Mid Vowel Contrasts
LanguagesAccounts of phonological contrast traditionally invoke a binary distinction between unpredictable lexically stored phonemes and contextually predictable allophones, whose patterning reveals speakers’ knowledge about their native language.
Margaret E. L. Renwick
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The role of duration in the perception of vowel merger
Laboratory Phonology, 2017 Speakers with vowel categories that are considered merged by traditional measures (e.g., F1 and F2 measurements at a single time point) may contrast vowel classes in dimensions beyond vowel quality, such as duration.
Lacey Wade
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Implicit effects of regional cues on the interpretation of intonation by Corsican French listeners
Laboratory Phonology, 2019 It is now well documented for different varieties of English that the speech production and perception systems rapidly adapt to contextual social cues.
Cristel Portes, James Sneed German
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Acoustic analysis of the Syrian vowel system [PDF]
, 2015 This paper describes the vowel system of Damascus Arabic in Syria, from now onwards referred to as Syrian Arabic (SA). We examine the acoustic correlates of SA short/long vowel contrasts, and investigate the status of mid vowels in SA. The goal is to
Almbark, Rana, Hellmuth, Sam
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LanguagesWhile variation in the southern Peninsular Spanish affricate /tʃ/ has been considered in the context of deaffrication to [ʃ], this study examines an emergent variant [ts] in the context of sociolinguistic identity and style in political speech.
Matthew Pollock
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Transmission and diffusion:Linguistic change in the regional French of Béarn [PDF]
, 2015 This article examines the seemingly dichotomous linguistic processes of transmission and diffusion (Labov, 2007) in the regional variety of French spoken in Béarn, southwestern France. Using a sociophonetic apparent time methodology, an analysis of nasal
Mooney, Damien
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Greenhushing: the deliberate under communicating of sustainability practices by tourism businesses [PDF]
, 2016 Greenhushing selectively communicates fewer pro-sustainability actions by businesses than are practiced; based on a perception of customers’ rights to consumerism.
Alexander R. +25 more
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Samogłoski nosowe w badaniach nad polszczyzną mówioną miast (lata 70. i 80. XX wieku). Metodologiczne osiągnięcia w kontekście współczesnego projektu socjofonetycznego [PDF]
Linguistische Treffen in WrocławThe article concerns a review of the methodology for researching the pronunciation of nasal vowels written as ą and ę in Polish sociolinguistics of the second half of the 20th century.
Anna Majewska-Tworek
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