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- Title
ALLOPHONIC VARIATION OF /ε/ AND ITS MORPHOLOGIZATION IN AN ACADIAN DIALECT OF NOVA SCOTIA.
- Authors
Wrenn, Phyllis
- Abstract
Studies the realization of /ε/ in the Franco-Acadian dialect. Distribution of the more open allophone showing only partial overlap with that described for other varieties of Canadian French; Morphologization of the phonetic feature in the flexions of the imperfect indicative; Role that surface features may play in linguistic evolution independent of the underlying structure; Instrumental analysis of the formant structure of open allophones.
- Subjects
NOVA Scotia; CANADA; MORPHOLOGY (Grammar); FRENCH language; DIALECTS; LANGUAGE &; languages; LINGUISTICS
- Publication
Language & Speech, 1981, Vol 24, Issue 4, p327
- ISSN
0023-8309
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/002383098102400403