Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek

This study examined three vocalic phenomena in Kozani Greek, unstressed high-vowel deletion, unstressed mid-vowel raising, and stressed mid-vowel diphthongization. Eight dialectal speakers were recorded conversing freely with a native speaker of the dialect. The results showed that high vowel deleti...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Lengeris, Angelos, Kainada, Evia, Topintzi, Nina
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Έκδοση: Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory 2016
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spelling oai:ojs.pasithee.library.upatras.gr:article-26762019-09-11T07:50:25Z Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek Lengeris, Angelos Kainada, Evia Topintzi, Nina 0 This study examined three vocalic phenomena in Kozani Greek, unstressed high-vowel deletion, unstressed mid-vowel raising, and stressed mid-vowel diphthongization. Eight dialectal speakers were recorded conversing freely with a native speaker of the dialect. The results showed that high vowel deletion and mid vowel raising occurred frequently (but not always) in the corpus and were not restricted to word-final position. Stressed mid vowel diphthongization was rare. Acoustic measurements of first and second formant frequencies (F1-F2) showed that raised mid vowels /e/ and /o/ were very similar to /i/ and /u/ respectively and diphthongized /e/ and /o/ had the characteristic for diphthongs F1-F2 formant movement. Overall, the application of such vocalic phenomena in Kozani Greek resulted in an asymmetrical vowel system, especially in unstressed position. Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory 2016-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/mgdlt/article/view/2676 10.26220/mgdlt.v6i1.2676 Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory; Vol 6, No 1 (2016); 93-101 Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory; Vol 6, No 1 (2016); 93-101 eng https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/mgdlt/article/view/2676/2905
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author Lengeris, Angelos
Kainada, Evia
Topintzi, Nina
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title Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek
title_short Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek
title_full Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek
title_fullStr Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek
title_full_unstemmed Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek
title_sort vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in kozani greek
description This study examined three vocalic phenomena in Kozani Greek, unstressed high-vowel deletion, unstressed mid-vowel raising, and stressed mid-vowel diphthongization. Eight dialectal speakers were recorded conversing freely with a native speaker of the dialect. The results showed that high vowel deletion and mid vowel raising occurred frequently (but not always) in the corpus and were not restricted to word-final position. Stressed mid vowel diphthongization was rare. Acoustic measurements of first and second formant frequencies (F1-F2) showed that raised mid vowels /e/ and /o/ were very similar to /i/ and /u/ respectively and diphthongized /e/ and /o/ had the characteristic for diphthongs F1-F2 formant movement. Overall, the application of such vocalic phenomena in Kozani Greek resulted in an asymmetrical vowel system, especially in unstressed position.
publisher Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory
publishDate 2016
url https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/mgdlt/article/view/2676
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