Vowel duration in Scottish English speaking children
Vowel duration in Scottish English speaking children
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苏格兰英语儿童的元音持续时间
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1999
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J. Scobbie
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N. Hewlett;Benjamin J Matthews;J. Scobbie
在大多数英语口音中，元音在浊辅音前的长度比其无元音同源词（“浊辅音”）前的长度大约长50%。在苏格兰英语中，它受到“苏格兰元音长度规则”的限制。这一规则的延长环境与清音效果的延长环境重叠。苏格兰元音长度规则的语音细节及其与发声效果的关系尚不确定。它对年轻人说话的影响也不清楚。在这项研究中，/i/和/<$/的标记是由7名6-9岁的苏格兰英语儿童产生的。一些对测试的浊音效果，其他的苏格兰元音长度的效果。结果表明，一个强大的苏格兰元音长度模式的四个科目，最小的发声效果。然而，在两个非苏格兰英语父母的孩子中，这种模式要么不存在，要么不太明确。
In most English accents vowel length is approximately 50% greater before a voiced consonant than before its voiceless cognate (the ‘Voicing Effect’). In Scottish English it is conditioned by the ‘Scottish Vowel Length Rule’. The lengthening environments of this rule overlap with those of the Voicing Effect. The phonetic details of the Scottish Vowel Length Rule and its relationship with the Voicing Effect are uncertain. Its influence on the speech of younger speakers is also not known. In this study, tokens of /i/ and /¬/ were measured in minimal pairs produced by seven Scottish English speaking children aged 6-9 years. Some pairs tested for a Voicing Effect, others for a Scottish Vowel Length effect. Results suggested a robust Scottish Vowel Length pattern for four of the subjects, with a minimal Voicing Effect. However, in children with two non-Scottish English speaking parents this pattern was either absent or less definite.