Tense-lax contrasts in Indian English vowels: transfer effects from L1 Telugu at the phonetics-phonology interface
We investigate the effects of L1 Telugu on tense-lax contrasts in Indian English vowels. While English has a tense-lax contrast in high vowels, / iː, ɪ, uː, ʊ/, with duration as an additional cue, Telugu has only a shortlong contrast, /i, iː, u, uː/, though these also have the lax allophones /ɪ, ɪː,...
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Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA)
2019
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