It has long been understood that speakers produce and listeners perceive non-random,
systematic phonetic variants that serve as the raw material for sound change. This …

This paper deals with segment duration and phonological length in production and
perception in the Australian language Djambarrpuyŋu. It provides an acoustic phonetic …

Standard German distinguishes voiced (short-lag) and voiceless (long-lag) stops in domain-
initial and-medial position with VOT being the most important cue. This phonemic distinction …

This study investigated a sound change in progress by which the Central Bavarian dialect
feature of complementary length between consonant and the preceding vowel is giving way …

This study presents a micro-typological description of German dialects, focusing on the
structure of 13,492 tokens of monosyllables, across 182 locations within Germany. Based on …

Albanian comprises two main dialects, Gheg and Tosk, as well as a Tosk-based standard
variety. The study was concerned with the extent to which the vocalic system of Southern …

The spoken accent of children is strongly influenced by those of their peers but how rapidly
do they adapt to sound changes in progress? We addressed this issue in an acoustic …

This book comprises a systematic analysis of the nominal inflectional systems of 37 local
dialects of the East Upper German variety (ie, East Franconian, North and Central Bavarian) …

This chapter evaluates the applicability of the agent-based simulation model developed in
Harrington and Schiel (2017), which builds upon the interactive-phonetic model of sound …

Since the turn of the millennium, the emergence of so-called (multi-) ethnolects has been
observed in different cities of German-speaking Switzerland. This way of speaking differs …