Internal Factors Conditioning Variation in Spanish Phonology

Fernández, Francisco Moreno

doi:10.1002/9781444393446.ch3

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“…To get a clear idea of the predictors of these specific features-/a o u/ fronting, the present study will include lexical stress as an independent variable. Vowels realized in atonic syllables, a prosodically weaker context, are sometimes articulated in a smaller vowel space (Hualde 2014;Moreno-Fernández 2011). However, as this is a much more common sound pattern in English than in Spanish, researchers have considered lexical stress effects as evidence of phonetic convergence between Spanish-English bilinguals' sound systems (Ronquest 2012).…”

Section: Vowel Spaces Of Spanish-english Bilingualsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another internal factor that may explain vocalic variation is word position, as vowels in word final position can display greater variation than vowels in non-word final position (Barajas 2015;Moreno-Fernández 2011). The bulk of Hispanic linguistics research on word position and vocalic realizations has centered on mid-vowel raising in varieties of Spanish spoken in Mexico (see Barajas 2015;Dabkowski 2018 for reviews).…”

Section: Vowel Spaces Of Spanish-english Bilingualsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spanish in Albuquerque, New Mexico: Spanish-English Bilingual Adults’ and Children’s Vocalic Realizations

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2022

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This study explores vocalic production and variation in 29 Spanish-English bilingual children and adults from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Linear mixed-effects models analyzed the effects of lexical stress, word position, phonetic context, Spanish use, and lexical frequency on the F1 (height) and F2 (frontedness) values of 2041 /i e a o u/ vowels. Importantly, results show that /u/ fronting is pervasive in both children and adults’ speech, but in contrast to adults’ more general /u/ fronting, children’s Spanish use also predicted atonic /u/ fronting. Expanding the range of data to include children also showed that children’s realizations displayed a generalized stress effect, whereby the atonic space was condensed compared to the tonic space. The generalized stress effect was absent among the adults. Changes in the degree of phonetic convergence between the adults and children are attributed to acquisitional paths and demographic changes in their community.

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Section: Vowel Spaces Of Spanish-english Bilingualsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vowel Spaces Of Spanish-english Bilingualsmentioning

confidence: 99%