Towards a dynamical model of English vowels. Evidence from diphthongisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4579102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrycja Strycharczuk (0000-0002-7762-4749, Center for Applied Linguistics, corresponding author), Sam Kirkham (0000-0003-4469-1512, Lancaster University), Emily Gorman (0000-0002-1210-1082, Lancaster University), Takayuki Nagamine (0000-0002-0936-4738, Lancaster University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Pages | 101349 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Phonetics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-4470 • E-ISSN: 1095-8576 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.wocn.2024.101349 |
| OpenAlex | W4402632900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 44 |
Diphthongisation is gradient in Northern Anglo-English in acoustics and articulation. • Canonical diphthongs and some gradiently diphthongised vowels clearly show two component targets. • A two-target model for all long vowels captures the dynamic nature of diphthongisation across the vowel system. • A computational model with two-targets further predicts the empirical characteristics of vowel dynamics. Diphthong vowels exhibit a degree of inherent dynamic change, the extent of which can vary synchronically and diachronically, such that diphthong vowels can become monophthongs and vice versa. Modelling this type of change requires defining diphthongs in opposition to monophthongs. However, formulating an explicit definition has proven elusive in acoustics and articulation, as diphthongisation is often gradient in these domains. In this study, we consider whether diphthong vowels form a coherent phonetic category from the articulatory point of view. We present articulometry and acoustic data from six speakers of Northern Anglo-English producing a full set of phonologically long vowels. We analyse several measures of diphthongisation, all of which suggest that diphthongs are not categorically distinct from long monophthongs. We account for this observation with an Articulatory Phonology/Task Dynamic model in which diphthongs and long monophthongs have a common gestural representation, comprising two articulatory targets in each case, but they differ according to gestural constriction and location of the component gestures. We argue that a two-target representation for all long vowels is independently supported by phonological weight, as well as by the nature of historical diphthongisation and present-day dynamic vowel variation in British English
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| Citation velocity | current |
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