New* Perspectives on Vowel Shifting
The general purpose of this panel would be to bring together a series of papers
that either expand on established perspectives on the "nuts and
bolts" of how vowel shifts work (e.g., the work of Labov, Martinet, Jespersen) or present
alternative perspectives to these established views. Examples of research
presenting alternative perspectives that spring to mind most easily for us
include: work in natural phonology by scholars such as Donegan (1978); work
drawing on differing implicit or explicit takes on Schuchart's (1885) and Vennemann's (1972) conceptions
of phonetic analogy as playing a significant role in vowel shifting processes
(e.g., Gordon, 2001; Boberg, 2005; Durian, Forthcoming); and recent work on vowel shifting by scholars
such as Roeder and Jarmasz
(2010) which adopts the perspective of vowel dispersion theory. By bringing
together scholars who have adopted different takes on vowel shifting, we hope
to enhance the building of phonological and phonetic models of vowel shifting,
both from the vantage point of studies of production as well as perception.
(* We are currently debating whether "Alternative" might really be a better word to use here,
since some of the less well-explored alternative perspectives draw on
discussions that certainly not new, even though they may be new to folks who
may not have been introduced to them previously.)
If you know of anyone who might be a good researcher to participate in this panel, or if you are that researcher, please send me an email at either address below.
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Thank you!
Best,
David
David Durian
Adjunct Professor of English
Joliet Junior College
Graduate Associate (A.B.D.)
Department of Linguistics
The Ohio State University
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