V[E]ry v[e]ried vowel mergers in the Pacific Northwest

Authors

Joseph A. Stanley, Brigham Young UniversityFollow

Keywords

diversity, variation, language studies, northwest

Abstract

The West

• "low homogeneity" and "low consistency"
• cot-caught merger
• fronting of /u/
• lack of Southern, Midland, and Canadians features

Original Publication Citation

Joseph A. Stanley. “V[E]ry v[e]ried vowel mergers in the Pacific North-west.” Diversity and Variation in Language (DiVar 1). Atlanta, GA. February 10–11. (With LCUGA travel award)

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Stanley, Joseph A., "V[E]ry v[e]ried vowel mergers in the Pacific Northwest" (2017). Faculty Publications. 6121.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6121

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2017

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8850

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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