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The Diffusion of /l/-Vocalization in Swiss German

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2014
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Leemann, A., Kolly, M.-J., Britain, D., Werlen, I., & Studer-Joho, D. (2014). The Diffusion of /l/-Vocalization in Swiss German. Language Variation and Change, 26, 191–218. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954394514000076

Abstract

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Abstract

Several western Swiss German dialects roughly grouped around the nation's capital Bern show /l/ > [u] vocalization in various contexts. The spatial boundaries of /l/-vocalization in Swiss German are suspected to have been expanding since being described in the Linguistic Atlas of German-Speaking Switzerland in the middle of the 20th century. The present study assesses the overall expansion of /l/-vocalization by means of a rapid anonymous survey in 20 urban regional centers situated just beyond the traditional boundaries of /l/-vocali

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  • Leemann, Adrian
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  • Kolly, Marie-José
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  • Britain, David
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  • Werlen, Iwar
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  • Studer-Joho, Dieter
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26

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2

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191

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218

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Swiss German, l-vocalization, diffusion of linguistic features

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English

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2014

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2014-12-30

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0954-3945

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Copyright: Cambridge University Press.

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Leemann, A., Kolly, M.-J., Britain, D., Werlen, I., & Studer-Joho, D. (2014). The Diffusion of /l/-Vocalization in Swiss German. Language Variation and Change, 26, 191–218. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954394514000076

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