%0 Journal Article
%T The Vocalic System of Kurpian
%A Rubach, Jerzy
%J Studies in Polish Linguistics
%V Volume 6 (2011)
%N Vol. 6, Issue 1
%P 81-98
%K Kurpian phonology, vowels, Optimality Theory, Polish dialects, Polish phonology
%@ 1732-8160
%D 2011
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studies-in-polish-linguistics/article/the-vocalic-system-of-kurpian
%X 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.