Where American English Meets German: Devoicing in Pennsylvania Dutchifi ed English

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  • Vicki ANDERSON
  • Stuart DAVIS
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要旨:いわゆる「ペンシルバニア地域のオランダ英語」(Pennsylvania Dutchifi ed English; PDE)は, ペンシルバ ニア郊外の中南部地域に長く根付いた英語の一方言であり,200年以上前にここに入植したドイツ移民の子 孫により用いられるものである。ペンシルバニア地域のドイツ語に関してはこれまでも研究経緯があるが, PDEの研究はほとんどないのが現状である。伝統的な PDEには末尾子音無声化を持つドイツ語に似た阻害 音無声化が確かに見受けられるが,このパターンをよくよく検討してみると,ドイツ語とは異なることがわ かる。つまり,この阻害音無声化にはドイツ語からの影響が見受けられるものの,実際のパターンはアメリ カ英語の音韻をいろいろと反映しているのである。そこでこの論文では,PDEにおける無声化の実態を示す データを提供し,最適性理論に基づく分析を組み立て,その理論的意味合いをいくつか論じていきたい。

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تاریخ انتشار 2013