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2024
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The Phonology of Mid Vowels in Germanic Languages
Andrew Kostakis
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In phonological theory there are multiple ways to represent mid vowels. SPE conventions maintain that they are non-[high] and non-[low]. Conversely, frameworks like Element Theory argue that mid vowels are simultaneously [high] and [low]. This article examines eight processes (and groups of processes) within the Germanic language family, which strongly indicate their specification as simultaneously [high] and [low]. That specification is manifest from developments that tease out the [high] and [low] features of a single mid vowel into separate [high] and [low] elements of sound (e.g., [e] > [ja]). It also falls out from changes in which separate [high] and [low] segments coalesce into a single mid vowel (e.g., [au] > [o]).
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Andrew Kostakis
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Informasi Jurnal
- Tahun Terbit
- 2024
- Bahasa
- en
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- 1×
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- DOI
- 10.1017/s1470542724000023
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- Open Access ✓