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View article: Rhotic Variation in Brazilian Portuguese
Rhotic Variation in Brazilian Portuguese Open
We present acoustic and articulatory data from an experiment designed to test the phonetic variability of rhotics in Brazilian Portuguese, focusing on the São Paulo variety. Ultrasound tongue imaging was used to examine the realisation of …
View article: Vṛddhi traces in Hindi denominal derivation
Vṛddhi traces in Hindi denominal derivation Open
This paper considers vṛddhi as an inherited feature in Modern Standard Hindi. As a phenomenon, vṛddhi is most commonly discussed in reference to Old Indo‐Aryan (OIA), particularly with a focus on inflectional patterns in Sanskrit. However,…
View article: Edge strengthening and phonetic variability in Spanish /l/: an ultrasound study
Edge strengthening and phonetic variability in Spanish /l/: an ultrasound study Open
Previous research has shown that /l/ in Spanish displays patterns of articulatory variability that are determined by a complex interaction of phonetic, phonological and dialectal factors. In this study, we report the results of an experime…
View article: Vowel Compression in Altiplateau Mexican Spanish
Vowel Compression in Altiplateau Mexican Spanish Open
This paper presents an exploratory study of coda-driven vowel compression in Altiplateau Mexican Spanish (AMS). Previous research has led to the claim that pan-dialectal, coda-driven compression does not occur in Spanish and that, instead,…
View article: Contextual reduction of word-final /l/ in Spanish: An EPG study
Contextual reduction of word-final /l/ in Spanish: An EPG study Open
This article presents data on the contextual reduction of /l/ in Spanish. Electropalatography (EPG) was used to examine realisations of word-final /l/ in prevocalic and preconsonantal environments in order to determine to what extent artic…
View article: I see what you did there: The role of iconicity in the acquisition of signs
I see what you did there: The role of iconicity in the acquisition of signs Open
Recent theoretical syntheses offer a view of language in which iconicity -a perceived resemblance between form and meaning -is seen as a fundamental design feature alongside arbitrariness (Dingemanse et.al. 2015).Under this view, iconicity…
View article: From phonetic enhancement to phonological underspecification: hybrid voicing contrast in European Portuguese
From phonetic enhancement to phonological underspecification: hybrid voicing contrast in European Portuguese Open
Laryngeal contrast in European Portuguese has typically been described in the phonological literature in terms of an opposition between [+voice] and [–voice]. However, a number of phonetic studies have revealed that lenis fricatives in Eur…
View article: Preface
Preface Open
Many groups of people working in a range of distinct branches of study all contribute to our understanding of the ways in which phonology can change. Papers in Historical Phonology aims to provide a platform where these groups can talk to …
View article: The Life Cycle of Phonological Processes: Accounting for Dialectal Microtypologies
The Life Cycle of Phonological Processes: Accounting for Dialectal Microtypologies Open
This article reviews and exemplifies the theory of the life cycle of phonological processes and illustrates how diachronic phonological changes can be accounted for in a stratal/cyclic model of phonology. The life cycle captures the fact t…