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On The Existence (And Distribution) Of Sentential Subjects, William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky
On The Existence (And Distribution) Of Sentential Subjects, William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky
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T-Glottalization In American English, David Eddington, Michael Taylor
T-Glottalization In American English, David Eddington, Michael Taylor
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In word-final prevocalic position (e.g., right ankle), there are various possible phonetic realizations of /t/ in American English: [t], [r], [?]. The present study focuses on the linguistic and social factors associated with the use of the glottal stop. Datat were gathered by having participants repeat sentences they were presented auditorily (e.g, She twisted her right ankle). The particular pronunciation of /t/ in the presented sentences was masked with a tone. Logistic regression analysis identified three significant factors: (1) glottal stops were favored by following front vowels; (2) younger female speakers were most likely to use glottal stops, which …