Date of Award
2013-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Linguistics
Advisor(s)
Natalia Mazzaro
Abstract
This thesis examines the Spanish phoneme /e/ and its open allophone(s). Current literature shows that there is no complete agreement with regards to the specific phonetic environments that trigger the opening of /e/, nor if "open" is the best term to describe the allophone(s). Examining /e/ allophones in Spanish monolinguals clarifies current literature inconsistencies; and therefore, creates a baseline for future studies related to this particular vowel. In this study, the speech of ten Spanish monolingual university students was recorded. Participants read a list of words that contained /e/ in certain phonetic contexts. Each instance of /e/ was acoustically analyzed by measuring the first two formants of /e/. Results show that certain phonetic contexts affect not only /e/'s height but also its displacement.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2013
File Size
48 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Raquel Gonzalez de Anda
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez De Anda, Raquel, "Acoustic Analysis of the Allophones of the Mid-Front Spanish Vowel /e/" (2013). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1629.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1629