Perspectives on Georgia Vowels: From Legacy to Synchony

Authors

Joseph A. Stanley, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Jon Forrest, University of Georgia
Leila Glass, Georgia Institute of Technology
Margaret Renwick, University of Georgia

Keywords

mid-vowel shifts in Georgia English, Southern vowel shift, African American vowel shift, low-back-merger shift

Abstract

Nexuses of change in Georgia English

Mid vowels

• How are FACE and DRESS distinguished over time?
• Which speakers show DRESS raising/fronting (SVS, AAVS)?
• When does DRESS lowering/backing begin (LBMS)?
• Which speakers show GOAT fronting (SVS, LBMS vs. AAVS)?

Low vowels

• Which speakers show TRAP raising/fronting (SVS, AAVS)?
• When does TRAP lowering/backing begin (LBMS)?
• Which speakers have the LOT/THOUGHT merger (LBMS)?

Original Publication Citation

Joseph A. Stanley, Jon Forrest, Lelia Glass, & Margaret E. L. Renwick. “Perspectives on Georgia vowels: From legacy to synchrony.” The American Dialect Society Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C., January 6, 2022.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Stanley, Joseph A.; Forrest, Jon; Glass, Leila; and Renwick, Margaret, "Perspectives on Georgia Vowels: From Legacy to Synchony" (2022). Faculty Publications. 7972.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7972

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2022

Publisher

American Dialect Society Annual Meeting

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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