Evidence and characterization of a glide-vowel distinction in American English

This study tests whether native speakers of American English exhibit a glide-vowel distinction ([j]-[i]) in a speech elicitation experiment. When reading sentences out loud, participants’ pronunciations of 4 near-minimal pairs of pre-existing lexical items (e.g., 'Eston'[iə] vs. 'pneu...

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Main Author: Zachary Scott Jaggers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2018-02-01
Series:Laboratory Phonology
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Online Access:https://www.journal-labphon.org/articles/36