A study on word-final vowel reduction in American English

Yamamoto, Takeshi

言語文化共同研究プロジェクト, 2021, 2020, 34-48

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A study on word-final vowel reduction in American English
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Yamamoto, Takeshi ; ヤマモト, タケシ ; 山本, 武史
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音声言語の研究(15)
Abstract
In American English, word-final [ju：] and [oƱ] in penultimately-stressed words such as value and follow sometimes reduce, which is occasionally described in the literature. This paper discusses, based on the data retrieved from a database on a dictionary, under what conditions this phenomenon is likely to occur and reveals that the reduction most likely occurs when the preceding stresssed syllable is monomoraic and the onset of the syllable in question is a coronal, especially a coronal sonorant. This leads us to consider that monomoraic stressed syllables deprive the following syllable of its onset, which results in its reduction and that this resyllabification will more likely occur, the lighter is the relevant consonant.
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大阪大学大学院言語文化研究科
Graduate School of Language and Culture, Osaka University
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言語文化共同研究プロジェクト
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2020
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34-48
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2021-05-31
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English
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https://hdl.handle.net/11094/85089
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https://doi.org/10.18910/85089
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紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
言語文化共同研究プロジェクト / 音声言語の研究 (15)