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The Vocalic System of Kurpian

Publication date: 15.10.2011

Studies in Polish Linguistics, Volume 6 (2011), Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 81 - 98

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Jerzy Rubach
University of Warsaw
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-5547 Orcid
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The Vocalic System of Kurpian

Abstract

This article presents the vowel system of Kurpian, a dialect of Polish spoken in northern Poland. The data come from the fi eldwork that I conducted in Kurpia over a period of many years. Kurpian has a much richer system of vowel contrasts than Standard Polish, with three high vowels, five mid vowels and two low vowels. While in most contexts these vowels are contrastive, there are also contexts in which they can be derived by general processes of Kurpian. Two such processes are discussed here: Nasal Tensing and Nasal Backing. They are analysed in terms of Optimality Theory.

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Information: Studies in Polish Linguistics, Volume 6 (2011), Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 81 - 98

Article type: Original article

Titles:

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The Vocalic System of Kurpian

Polish:

System wokaliczny dialektu kurpiowskiego 

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-5547

Jerzy Rubach
University of Warsaw
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-5547 Orcid
All publications →

University of Warsaw

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA

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