Abstract
The aim of the present study is to cast some light on the realisation of sj- and tj-sounds (/ɧ/ and /ɕ/) in Estonian Swedish. These sounds are said not to occur in this variety of Swedish, or to have a different realisation as compared to Standard Swedish (Lagman, 1979). Our analysis, based on repetitions of elicited words produced by five elderly speakers of Estonian Swedish, shows that sj- and tj-sounds
are mainly pronounced the way they are spelt (e.g. tjock [tjɔkː] (thick, fat) or stjärna [stjɑːɳ] (star)). There appears, however, some variation in the realisation of the sj-sound, which depending on the word and position in the word can also be pronounced as a retroflex fricative [ʂ] or a palatal fricative [ç]or [ɕ].
are mainly pronounced the way they are spelt (e.g. tjock [tjɔkː] (thick, fat) or stjärna [stjɑːɳ] (star)). There appears, however, some variation in the realisation of the sj-sound, which depending on the word and position in the word can also be pronounced as a retroflex fricative [ʂ] or a palatal fricative [ç]or [ɕ].
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Working Papers |
Editors | Malin Svensson Lundmark, Gilbert Ambrazaitis, Joost van der Weijer |
Publisher | Lund University |
Pages | 23-26 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 55 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | Fonetik 2015 - Lund, Sweden Duration: 2015 Jun 8 → 2015 Jun 10 |
Publication series
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Volume | 55 |
ISSN (Print) | 0280-526X |
Conference
Conference | Fonetik 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Lund |
Period | 2015/06/08 → 2015/06/10 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Audiology (013020000), Humanities Lab (015101200), Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- General Language Studies and Linguistics
Free keywords
- Estonian Swedish
- pronunciation