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Josiane Riverin-Coutlée1, Michele Gubian1
1Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germanyjosiane.riverin@phonetik.uni-muenchen.de, m.gubian@phonetik.uni-muenchen.de.
Abstract:
This study is concerned with the aperture of the mid vowel /E/ in nonfinal syllables in Quebec French. The hypothesis tested is that in underived disyllabic words, the aperture of /E/ would be determined via harmony with the following vowel. Based on predictions from a classifier trained on acoustic properties of word-final vowels, nonfinal vowels were labeled as mid-close or mid-open. Although distant coarticulatory effects were observed, the harmony hypothesis was not supported. The results revealed a bias toward a mid-open quality and a reduced acoustic distinction, which warrant further investigation.
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