Most 'phonetically driven'or functionalist theories of phonology propose that two of the
fundamental forces sha** phonology are the need to minimise effort on the part of the …

It is often assumed that there is a sharp division between phonetic and phonological
processes, but the two are often strikingly similar, as in the case of phonetic consonant …

The present study investigates how information about contrasts is employed in the grammar.
It is proposed that contrast preservation exists as an independent principle, which, within the …

This paper investigates the California Vowel Shift, previously characterized as a chain shift,
in communities across California's Central Valley. An incremental apparent time analysis of …

Previous literature has documented phonetic accommodation for various segmental and
suprasegmental features, but the accommodation of tone remains under-explored. The …

The idea that the nature of speech perception plays a role in sha** phonology is not new.
There is a substantial literature that proposes and tests perceptual explanations for …

We argue that the cross-linguistic distribution of vowel systems is best accounted for by
grammar-external forces of learnability operating in tandem with cognitive constraints on …

Debuccalization is a weakening phenomenon whereby various consonants reduce to
laryngeals. Examples include Spanish s-aspiration (s becomes h word-finally) and English t …

This paper reconsiders a classic claim about phonetic variability—that speech sounds in
larger phonemic inventories should exhibit less within-category variability in production …

El rossellonès és el dialecte del català parlat a la Catalunya del Nord. Durant segles,
aquesta regió formava part de Catalunya, però després del Tractat dels Pirineus, del 1659 …