High Vowel Decomposition in Midwest American English

Jerzy Rubach

doi:10.4324/9780429321757-3

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High Vowel Decomposition in Midwest American English

Jerzy Rubach

Approaches to the Study of Sound Structure and Speech, pp.24-41

Routledge, 1

2020

DOI: 10.4324/9780429321757-3

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Abstract

This chapter pursues the intriguing question of how [ɪu] developed and how it functions in present-day Midwest American English. The perspective is primarily diachronic, including the most recent history: the developments in the last one hundred years. On the theoretical side, the paper demonstrates how the tools of Optimality Theory with moraic representations can inform an analysis of historical change and the functioning of synchronic grammars. The evidence considered in this paper argues in favor of unidirectional Ident constraints and derivational levels in Optimality Theory.

ERP Study

Great Vowel Shift

Input Segment

Early MnE

Syllable Repetition Task

Rhotic Sound

L2 Pronunciation Teaching

Brain Fitness Program

ERP Data

Postlexical Level

OT Constraint

Phrasing Task

Stressed Syllables

Non-word Repetition Test

Vocal Fold

Synchronic Grammars

Faithfulness Constraint

Derivational Levels

Deep Reasoning Question

Moraic Representations

VOT

Prosody Tasks

Front Rounded Vowel

Unstressed Syllables

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Title: Subtitle: High Vowel Decomposition in Midwest American English
Creators: Jerzy Rubach
Contributors: Magdalena Wrembel (Editor)
Agnieszka Kiełkiewicz-Janowiak (Editor)
Piotr Gąsiorowski (Editor)
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Approaches to the Study of Sound Structure and Speech, pp.24-41
Edition: 1
DOI: 10.4324/9780429321757-3
Publisher: Routledge
Alternative title: High Vowel Decomposition
Language: English
Date published: 2020
Academic Unit: Linguistics
Record Identifier: 9984222746102771

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