Konferenzbeitrag
AI vs. AU in American English compared to German
American English and German AI, AU observed in cognates such as Wein, wine, Haus, house are usually treated on a par, represented with the same initial vowel (cf. [ai], [au] for Am. Engl, and German [1]). Yet, acoustic measurements indicate differences as the relevant trajectories characteristically cross in Am. Engl, but not in German. These data may indicate consistency with the same initial target for these diphthongs in German, supporting the choice of the same Symbol /a/ in phonemic representation, as opposed to distinct targets (and distinct initial phonemes) in American English.
- Language
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Englisch
- Subject
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Deutsch
Englisch
Diphthong
Phonetik
Phonologie
Sprache
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Raffelsiefen, Renate
Geumann, Anja
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (when)
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2016-10-26
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-53884
- Last update
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06.03.2025, 9:00 AM CET
Data provider
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Object type
- Konferenzbeitrag
Associated
- Raffelsiefen, Renate
- Geumann, Anja
Time of origin
- 2016-10-26