Phonetic Diversity vs. Sociolinguistic and Phonological Patterning of R in Québec French
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5901039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathilde Hutin (0000-0002-6411-5478, Fund for Scientific Research), Mélanie Lancien (Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 338 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages9110338 |
| OpenAlex | W4403875353 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
In this study, we investigate the multifaceted realizations of the /R/ consonant in Québec French (QF) by combining sociolinguistic and phonological approaches. First, from a sociophonetic point of view, we utilize a mixed-effects multinomial logistic regression model to analyze the impact of various variables on the distribution of /R/ variants. Our analysis of location, birth year and gender reveals that each variable and its interactions significantly influence the distribution of /R/ variants. We identify three distinct speaker groups based on their preferences for these variants: those favoring apical variants, those using uvular trills, and those employing neither apical nor uvular trills (mostly using fricatives and their approximantized or vocalized variants). From a phonological point of view, we show that the use of the /R/ variants among the three groups correlates with syllabic position, with weaker variants displayed in so-called "weakening" contexts, such as coda and intervocalic onset. Our results thus show that the apparent diversity of /R/ realizations in QF actually follows a pattern from both a sociolinguistic and a formal phonological point of view
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |