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8. Apparent-Time Evidence of American Raising in Western and Eastern Lower Michigan

8. Apparent-Time Evidence of American Raising in Western and Eastern Lower Michigan Downloaded from http://read.dukeupress.edu/pads/article-pdf/106/1/171/1482375/1060171.pdf by DEEPDYVE INC user on 02 April 2022 8. APPARENT-TIME EVIDENCE OF AMERICAN RAISING IN WESTERN AND EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WIL A. RANKINEN AARON ALBIN T he present chapter examines the sociophonetic characteristics of /aI/ and /aU/ in the three speech communities of Kent, Muskegon, and St. Clair Counties in the west and east sides of Lower Michigan. The background section briefly surveys previous literature on Canadian Raising and Ameri- can Raising, specific research on /aI/ and /aU/ in Lower Michigan, relevant demographic information pertaining to the specific Lower Michigan com- munities of focus, and guiding research questions and hypotheses. The methods section lays outs the speaker sample, materials, and procedures that the analysis of this chapter is built upon. The subsequent results section examines the effect of following obstruent voicing on /aI/ and /aU/ nuclei as an interaction of task, county, age, and gender. The final section of the chapter expands upon the observations of the earlier sections and draws larger conclusions regarding the status of /aI/ and /aU/ in Lower Michigan. BA CKGR OUND canadian raising and american raising. The raising of the nuclei of /aI/ and /aU/ before voiceless (but not voiced) obstruents http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Publication of the American Dialect Society Duke University Press

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Downloaded from http://read.dukeupress.edu/pads/article-pdf/106/1/171/1482375/1060171.pdf by DEEPDYVE INC user on 02 April 2022 8. APPARENT-TIME EVIDENCE OF AMERICAN RAISING IN WESTERN AND EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WIL A. RANKINEN AARON ALBIN T he present chapter examines the sociophonetic characteristics of /aI/ and /aU/ in the three speech communities of Kent, Muskegon, and St. Clair Counties in the west and east sides of Lower Michigan. The background section briefly surveys previous literature on Canadian Raising and Ameri- can Raising, specific research on /aI/ and /aU/ in Lower Michigan, relevant demographic information pertaining to the specific Lower Michigan com- munities of focus, and guiding research questions and hypotheses. The methods section lays outs the speaker sample, materials, and procedures that the analysis of this chapter is built upon. The subsequent results section examines the effect of following obstruent voicing on /aI/ and /aU/ nuclei as an interaction of task, county, age, and gender. The final section of the chapter expands upon the observations of the earlier sections and draws larger conclusions regarding the status of /aI/ and /aU/ in Lower Michigan. BA CKGR OUND canadian raising and american raising. The raising of the nuclei of /aI/ and /aU/ before voiceless (but not voiced) obstruents

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