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| Title: | A multivariate spatial analysis of vowel formants in American English |
| Author: | Jack Grieve |
| Institution: | Aston University |
| Author: | Dirk Speelman |
| Institution: | University of Leuven |
| Author: | Dirk Geeraerts |
| Institution: | University of Leuven |
| Linguistic Field: | Phonetics |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of a multivariate spatial analysis of thirty-eight vowel formant variables measured in 236 cities from across the contiguous United States, based on the acoustic data from the Atlas of North American English. The results of the analysis both confirm and challenge the results of the Atlas. Most notably, while the analysis identifies similar patterns as the Atlas in the West and the Southeast, the analysis finds that the Midwest and the Northeast are distinct dialect regions that are considerably stronger than the traditional Midland dialect region identified in the Atlas. The analysis also finds evidence that a vowel shift is actively shaping the language of the Western United States. |
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This article appears IN Δελτίο Επιστημονικής Ορολογίας και Νεολογισμών Vol. , Issue . |
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