An Examination of Social, Phonetic, and Lexical Variables on the Lenition of Intervocalic Voiced Stops by Spanish Heritage Speakers

The lenition of Spanish intervocalic voiced stops, commonly grouped as /bdg/, has increasingly been examined within Spanish as a Heritage Language research. This study seeks to identify social, phonetic, and lexical factors that predict the degree of lenition of /bdg/ among heritage speakers of Span...

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Main Authors: Kaylyn Blair, Sarah Lease
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/2/108