Abstract / Description of output
Berkson, Davis, and Strickler (2017) provide an invaluable report on incipient /ay/-raising in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Their data suggest that /ay/-raising conditioned strictly by phonetic voicelessness is a possible early stage in the development of /ay/-raising. This raises a particularly vexing question of why /ay/-raising has gone on to be conditioned by phonological voicing in all North American varieties for which its interaction with /t, d/ flapping has been examined. It suggests that the process of phonologization reorganizes the distribution of phonetic variants, rather than simply discretizing phonetic precursors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e192-e197 |
Journal | Language |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 3 |
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Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2017 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Canadian raising
- phonologization
- incipient sound change
- flapping
- metrical foot