Diphthongisation of /iː/ in West Frisian

Martijn Kingma; Paul Boersma; H. Van de Velde; A.P. Versloot

Diphthongisation of /iː/ in West Frisian

Martijn Kingma, Paul Boersma, H. Van de Velde, A.P. Versloot

Fryske Akademy (FA)

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Contemporary West Frisian (ISO 639-2 fry; henceforth: Frisian) has a rich and symmetrical vowel system, with nine short and nine long monophthongs as well as numerous rising, falling and centring diphthongs. However, the vowel system of this minority language is changing, some of these changes are induced by contact with Dutch, others are more likely to be internal changes. One such sound change in progress is observed in the long high vowel /iː/, which younger speakers tend to realise as a centring diphthong [iˑə]. Consequently, the traditional minimal pair wiid /ʋiːt/ ‘wide’ ~ wiet /ʋiˑət/ ‘wet’ becomes homophonic [ʋiˑət]. We present the first analysis of this sound change in progress. Based on acoustic analyses of the trajectory of /iː/ of 51 speakers from Boarnsterhim, we show that the youngest speakers use this centralising diphthongisation more often than older speakers. Moreover, analyses show that diphthongisation occurs more often before alveolar consonants.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Pagina's	2981-2985
Status	Gepubliceerd - 09 aug. 2023
Evenement	20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) - Prague Congress Center, Prague, Tsjechische Republiek Duur: 07 aug. 2023 → 11 aug. 2023 https://www.icphs2023.org/

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Conferentie	20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS)
Verkorte titel	ICPhS2023
Land/Regio	Tsjechische Republiek
Stad	Prague
Periode	07/08/2023 → 11/08/2023
Internet adres	https://www.icphs2023.org/

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