Voicing distinctions in the Dutch-German dialect continuum

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ID19437396
AuthorsNina Ouddeken (Meertens Institute, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume33
Pages106-120
Publication date2016-12-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistics in the Netherlands (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0929-7332 • E-ISSN: 1569-9919
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/avt.33.08oud
OpenAlexW2567032374
LanguageEN
References cited13

This study investigates the phonetics and phonology of voicing distinctions in the Dutch-German dialect continuum, which forms a transition zone between voicing and aspiration systems. Two phonological approaches to represent this contrast exist in the literature: a [±voice] approach and Laryngeal Realism. The implementation of the change between the two language types in the transition zone will provide new insights in the nature of the phonological representation of the contrast. In this paper I will locate the transition zone by looking at phonetic overlap between VOT values of fortis and lenis plosives, and I will compare the two phonological approaches, showing that both face analytical problems as they cannot explain the variation observed in word-initial plosives and plosive clusters

German · Linguistics · Phonetics · Phonology · Physics · Political science · Sound change · Voice · Voice-onset time · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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