Keywords

BEG-raising patterns, word-internal variation, geographic distribution

Abstract

This Study

Remaining questions:

  • BEG is only studied in areas with BAG-raising.
  • What about other places?
  • Short, common words have only been studied.
  • What about other words?

Anecdotal observation:

  • I’m from St. Louis and I have BEG-raising in most words, except a few like integrity, segregate, negligent, and regulate.
  • St. Louis is not known to have BEG-raising, and these words have not been included in other studies.

Hypotheses:

  1. BEG-raising without BAG-raising is more widespread than Nevada.
  2. BEG-raising is less common when it is followed by a sonorant.

Original Publication Citation

Joseph A. Stanley. “/ɛɡ/-raising is straightforward? I beg to differ!” The Linguistic Society of the University of Georgia (LSUGA) Tiny Talks. Athens, GA. April 13, 2018.

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

The Linguistic Society of the University of Georgia Tiny Talks

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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