10.08.2023Poster presentation by Catalina Torres and Borja Herce "Measuring variation in Central Pame vowels" at ICPhS 2023

Catalina Torres and Borja Herce present: "Measuring variation in Central Pame vowels" at the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) https://www.icphs2023.org/

This study examines a set of monophthongal, oral vowels in Central Pame (Otomanguean). We explore the acoustic phonetic characteristics in different speakers who are bilingual (with Spanish). Results confirm that five vowel qualities can be determined acoustically. We find that the realisations of the front vowel /e/ differ between speakers, with young female speakers showing a more fronted vowel. The evidence suggests a vowel chain shift is taking place in front vowels.