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Measuring variation in Central Pame vowels

Herce Calleja, Borja; Torres, Catalina (2023). Measuring variation in Central Pame vowels. In: 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), Prag, 7 August 2023 - 11 August 2023. International Phonetic Association, 2289-2293.

Abstract

Central Pame (cent2145), also known by its endonym Xi’iui, is a threatened Otomanguean language spoken in central Mexico. An earlier impressionistic account described Central Pame as having an asymmetric 5-vowel system with one more front than back vowels. This study examines a set of monophthongal, oral vowels in the language. We explore the acoustic phonetic characteristics in different speakers who are bilingual (with Spanish). Results confirm that five vowel qualities can be determined acoustically. Results show three front /i, e, ɛ/, one central vowel /ɐ/ and one back vowel /o/. We find that the realisations of the front vowel /e/ differ between speakers, with young female speakers showing a more fronted vowel. The evidence suggests a vowel chain shift is taking place in front vowels.

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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper), refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Comparative Language Science
Dewey Decimal Classification:890 Other literatures
410 Linguistics
490 Other languages
Language:English
Event End Date:11 August 2023
Deposited On:31 Jan 2024 09:59
Last Modified:15 Feb 2024 13:20
Publisher:International Phonetic Association
Series Name:Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
Number:1101
ISSN:0301-3162
ISBN:978-80-908 114-2-3
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Official URL. An embargo period may apply.
Official URL:https://guarant.cz/icphs2023/1101.pdf
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