Phonetics and Phonology of Ibero-Romance Languages

A special issue of Languages (ISSN 2226-471X).

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Department of Spanish and Portuguese, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: phonetics; laboratory phonology; sociophonetics; second language acquisition of phonology

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Dear Colleagues,

We invite proposals for contributions to a Special Issue of Languages entitled “Phonetics and Phonology of Ibero-Romance Languages”. The goal of this Special Issue is to showcase current research on the phonetics and phonology of the Ibero-Romance languages, focusing on synchronic phenomena and including different theoretical and methodological approaches, to give a representative view of the state of the field.

We welcome studies on any Ibero-Romance language or languages, including comparative approaches, and particularly encourage submissions on lesser studied languages, varieties, or communities of speakers. Contributions may focus on any aspect of the sound system of these languages at the sub-segmental, segmental, syllabic, or prosodic levels. The Special Issue will cover a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, contributions to phonological theory based on new data; new theoretical approaches to long-standing phonological issues; laboratory approaches to phonology; issues at the phonetics–phonology interface; experimental phonetics including production and perception studies; phonetic modelling of production and perception patterns; sociophonetics; and innovative methodological approaches to recurring issues. The Special Issue will not only speak to researchers working on Ibero-Romance languages but will also reach a wider audience by highlighting how research on these languages contributes to general phonological and phonetic debates.

Tentative Completion Schedule:

  • Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2023
  • Notification of Abstract Acceptance: August 15, 2023
  • Full Manuscript Deadline: February 15, 2024

Dr. Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza
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Keywords

  • Ibero-Romance languages
  • phonetics
  • phonology
  • sound patterns
  • formal phonology experimental phonetics
  • laboratory phonology
  • sociophonetics

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A Feature Alignment Approach to Plural Realization in Eastern Andalusian Spanish
by Stuart Davis and Matthew Pollock
Languages 2024, 9(5), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages9050166 - 2 May 2024
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Using an optimality theoretic analysis, this study offers a conception of the problem of plural realization in Eastern Andalusian Spanish (EAS) where plural suffix /s/ was deleted diachronically that differs from other accounts that assign the EAS plural an underlying suffixal /s/ synchronically. [...] Read more.
Using an optimality theoretic analysis, this study offers a conception of the problem of plural realization in Eastern Andalusian Spanish (EAS) where plural suffix /s/ was deleted diachronically that differs from other accounts that assign the EAS plural an underlying suffixal /s/ synchronically. Using alignment constraints, we argue that plural /s/ does not appear in the underlying form synchronically in EAS, but that instead the plural morpheme is represented by a floating [–ATR]PL feature that aligns to the right edge of the word and spreads left. The [–ATR] feature, represented phonetically as a laxing or opening of vowels, applies to all mid vowels, low vowels in word final position, and combines with vowel epenthesis to explain Eastern Andalusian pluralization tendencies in words with final consonants. We discuss the behavior of high vowels, which can be transparent to harmony, and focus in particular on the plural of words that end in a final stressed vowel that have been rarely discussed in the EAS literature. We develop an optimality-theoretic analysis on the Granada variety and extend that analysis to other varieties with somewhat different patterns. Full article
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