Palatalization in Austin. A sociophonetic analysis of sibilants
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Title: | Palatalization in Austin. A sociophonetic analysis of sibilants |
Authors: | Ahlers, Wiebke |
ORCID of the author: | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-9258 |
Thesis advisor: | Prof. Dr. Alexander Bergs |
Thesis referee: | Prof. Dr. Markus Bieswanger |
Abstract: | The dissertation describes a change in apparent time in the pronunciation of sibilants in the consonant cluster /str/. The empirical investigation of this feature in interviews from Austin shows a lower frequency profile for the sibilant in this cluster when compared to other sibilant productions. This acoustic characterization is indicative of the retraction of the tongue in the production of the sibilant. The further sociophonetic investigation provides statistical evidence for a change in apparent time that is affected mostly by sibilant duration and ethnic identification of the speaker. Additional qualitative analyses further support the interpretation of this process as a change from below. |
URL: | https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-202007173314 |
Subject Keywords: | retraction; sibilants |
Issue Date: | 17-Jul-2020 |
License name: | Attribution 3.0 Germany |
License url: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/ |
Type of publication: | Dissertation oder Habilitation [doctoralThesis] |
Appears in Collections: | FB07 - E-Dissertationen |
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