Hiatus Resolution in Colombian Spanish: Analysis of Vowel Sequence Duration Across Word Boundaries
Description
Hiatus resolution, also explained by vowel sequence realization, occurs when a vowel sequence that occupies two syllables in normative speech is reduced to a monosyllabic sequence. In this study, vowel sequence realization was examined by measuring the duration of word-boundary vowel sequences in the speech of Spanish speakers from Cali and Barranquilla, Colombia. Four variables (speaker gender, regional variety, speaking rate, and two-word string frequency) were analyzed to determine their effects on the duration of the unstressed vowel sequences , , , and .
Date Created
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2022-05
Agent
- Author (aut): O'Connor, Christopher
- Thesis director: Gradoville, Michael
- Committee member: Walton-Ramirez, Anne
- Committee member: File-Muriel, Richard
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of International Letters and Cultures
- Contributor (ctb): School of Molecular Sciences