The Influence of Regional Vowel Shifts on Front Vowel Perception
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The mid-front classes are realized quite variably across the major U.S. dialects, with Southerners showing widespread Southern Vowel Shift related /e/ centralization and Northern Cities Shift affected Northerners showing widespread backing/lowering of /ɛ/. Though still affected by regional shift patterns, compared to a highly differentiated mid-front vowel system, there is more variability within regions in high-front vowel production.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009