Research goals
Data collected by Linguistics 505 students at UNH
Data and results (as of Spring 1999)
We present dialect maps showing geographically-based variation for the following phonological variables:
- Low back merger (Do "father" and "bother" rhyme?)
- Post-alveolar palatalization (Do the first vowels in "Tuesday", "news", and "student" sound like the "oo" in "food" or the "u" in "use"?)
- Front vowel mergers before /r/ (Do "Mary" and "merry" sound the same?)
Regions examined
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# surveys distributed |
Breakdown of surveys analyzed here |
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#surveys distributed in 1998 |
600+ |
New Hampshire |
violet |
160 |
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# surveys returned in 1998 |
595 |
Massachusetts |
green |
162 |
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# surveys analyzed here |
387 |
Vermont |
blue |
65 |
Post-alveolar palatalization
Do the first vowels in "Tuesday", "news", and "student" sound like the "oo" in "food" or the "u" in "use"?
Front vowel mergers before /r/
